Stimulant medications, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are the accepted treatment to stem hyperactivity in children with attention deficit-hyperactive disorder and improve their behavior. Now a recent review of research by pediatric psychologists suggests that such medication, or the assumption of medication, may produce a placebo effect -- not in the children, but in their teachers, parents or ...

Placebo Effects In Caregivers May Change Behavior Of Children With ... Science Daily (press release) In this case, the review suggested that when caregivers believed their ADHD patients were receiving ADHD medication, they tended to view those children more ... ADHD drug in kid, placebo effect in adults United Press International all 9 news articles »

Could Hormones Explain Gender Differences In Neurological Disease? Science Daily (press release) ScienceDaily (June 15, 2009) — Neurological diseases including Parkinson's, Tourette's, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Alzheimer's, and schizophrenia are all associated with alterations in dopamine-driven function involving the ...

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Brain waves 'foreshadow mistakes' BBC News, UK It may also help aid new treatments for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study appears online in the journal Human Brain Mapping. The researchers, from the University of California, Davis, and the Donders Institute in ... Electrical Signal in Brain Seems to Warn of 'Mistakes' U.S. News & World Report Predicting mistakes from inattentiveness Ars Technica Brainwaves could predict every day blunders Telegraph.co.uk Science Daily (press release)  - Softpedia all 39 news articles

Everyone makes an occasional error due to lack of attention. Now scientists have found a distinct electric signature in the brain which predicts that such an error is about to be made. The discovery could prove useful in a variety of applications, from developing monitoring devices that alert air traffic control operators that their attention is flagging, to devising and monitoring new ...