A research team from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London has found that children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder may not accurately perceive the passing of time. This may explain some of the inattention and lack of patience exhibited by kids with ADHD.

[Lead researcher Katya Rubia] revealed that her team used MRI scans to show that 12 boys with ADHD had less activity than usual in the frontal lobe, the basal ganglia and cerebellum, all areas of the brain known to be crucial for time perception. (Source: New Kerala)

Kids with ADHD also have a shortage of dopamine, which is another factor in time perception. The study found that dopamine-enhancing drugs increased to near-normal levels activity in areas of the brain that are involved in time perception.

Labels: Attention_Deficit_Hyperactivity_Disorder, brain_chemistry

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