Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively ...

ADHD is the most common neurobiological disorder in children. The key word being neurobiological. When in the throes of raising a neurodivergent child, it’s easy to forget that their behavior is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. When most people hear the term ADHD, they picture a child ...

For years, stimulant medications for ADHD have been described as chemical accelerators, framed as drugs that rev up a sluggish brain. New imaging work turns that story on its head. Brain scans now ...

In the brain, highly specific connections called synapses link nerve cells and transmit electrical signals in a targeted manner. Despite decades of research, how synapses form during brain development ...