US research shows what ADHD drugs really do and don't do DW 01/10/2026
ADHD stimulant medications primarily stimulate the brain's reward and wakefulness centers rather than directly enhancing attention circuitry, explaining improved motivation and reduced task effort.
Similarity in moment-to-moment brain activity between people predicts future friendship, reflecting aligned emotion, attention, and social-value processing.
Novel Imaging Approach May Improve Treatment for Spinal Cord Injuries - News Center
We've taken MRI methods that we've firmly established in the brain, and with a lot of attention to detail and many small improvements, we've made this critical jump to use them in the spinal cord, and I find that pretty exciting,
What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story?
Story format alters preschoolers' brain activation: audio activates language with low connectivity, illustrated books engage imagery and internal reflection, cartoons maximize visual processing.
How Childhood Resources Affect Risk-Taking Later in Life
Childhood social versus economic resources shape adult risk-evaluation brain mechanisms, producing similar risk-taking behavior via different cognitive pathways.
Nature reduces stress and sharpens visual processing, meditation links perception with self-awareness via recognition and memory networks, and AI art stimulates interest while engaging fewer neural systems.