Neuroscience of ADHD

ADHD is one of the most common diagnoses for kids, and many adults today claim to have it.

But what if we told you we don't know enough about it to cure it... or prove it exists at all?

Research shows that over 9% of children are diagnosed with ADHD, but considering how common it is you'd think we understand a lot of what's going on and why certain therapies or medications help to relieve symptoms.

Yet what we know (or don't know) about it will shock you.

So what DO we know about the brain and ADHD?

And if it's not ADHD... then what could it be?

Tune into this month's deep dive into the neuroscience of ADHD where Laine walks us through the controversial science from Slater, Tate, Rubia, and many others looking at

• what we know so far
• why do we know so little
• and what we can do about it

We mention some studies from previous episodes as well, so if you haven't yet feel free to check them out via the links below.

Mini Episode: Neuroscience of Motivation

Season 1, Neuroscience of Music

TIMESTAMPS

• 2:01 - What is ADHD?
• 8:06 - The Shocking Truth
• 11:27 - The History (Caveman Jo?)
• 13:34 - Why Neuroscience?
• 16:17 - Break
• 16:34 - The Brain...?
• 24:19 - What we (somewhat) know
• 25:26 - Neural Networks
• 36:50 - Break
• 37:05 - The Great Misdiagnosis?
• 41:40 - Takeaways

RESOURCES

CDC: Toward Systems Neuroscience of ADHD: A Meta-Analysis of 55 fMRI Studies

Leanne M Williams, Tracey W Tsang, Simon Clarke, and Michael Kohn - An ‘integrative neuroscience’ perspective on ADHD: linking cognition, emotion, brain, and genetic measures with implications for clinical support

Jessica L. Slater and Matthew C. Tate - Timing Deficits in ADHD: Insights From the Neuroscience of Musical Rhythm

Carlos Acuña - The ADHD-200 Consortium: a model to advance the translational potential of neuroimaging in clinical neuroscience

Katya Rubia - Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Its Clinical Translation