Source: News-Medical, 24 December 2025
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis analysed brain scans from 5,795 children aged 8 to 11 in the large US ABCD Study. Children taking stimulant medicines showed changes mainly in brain networks linked to arousal and reward, rather than in the networks usually associated with attention. The authors suggest that better attention may follow from children being more alert and more interested in the task. The study was published in the journal Cell.
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