Study reframes ADHD as disorder of energy regulation 

 ADHD in the News 2026-04-30


The number of people in Europe diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has continued to rise steadily, not only among children, but increasingly among adults and women. Despite this, it is still not clear why individuals with the symptoms of ADHD experience sudden lapses in cognitive performance. A recent study proposes a model that provides new neurobiological explanations. ADHD may be less about a deficit of attention and more about a "metabolic contingency" that provides sufficient neural energy. Neurobiologist Mohammad Dawood Rahimi of Freie Universität Berlin presented his model of energy deficit hyperactivity disorder (EDHD) in the journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.

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