…members will: Describe the differences in the brain of a child with ADHD and without ADHD Understand the two significant differences in the brain when someone has ADHD Learn about…

…she received training in the use of affective neuroscience techniques, including fMRI, to examine brain-behavior interactions underlying psychopathology, particularly ADHD and mood disorders, in children and adolescents. She received an…

…effort.   Meditation practices also optimize brain functioning and improve emotional self-regulation, working memory, and sustained attention. Meditation produces physiological brain changes in the attentional networks, dopamine levels, brainwave patterns,…

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…networks). Mindfulness meditation can regulate brain functioning and attention by exercising the brain through training in the intentional focus of awareness. Overall, the benefits of meditation are far-reaching and include…

…dopamine burst in the brain, or simple carbohydrates, which basically get metabolized and processed like sugar. They tend to not plan for meals as much, because if you think about…

…greatly benefit you. A quick look at that brain wiring can help us understand why people with ADHD might find emotions taking over other parts of the brain, thus impacting…

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…improve their child’s behavior and relationships at home. Behavioral Parent Training Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) is a program that helps parents learn ways to help their child behave better. BPT…

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…healthy volunteers. Age-related decline in brain dopamine activity even in healthy volunteers has also been documented in several other regions of brain important for executive functions. White matter decreases in…

…One of the main forms of behavioral intervention for children with ADHD is behavioral parent training. And behavioral parent training is a treatment that focuses on teaching parents practical everyday…