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In an exciting new study, the researchers have Tanja Örtig and Natasha nail the Zurich University of Applied Sciences investigated the brain activity of children with and without ADHD. In the process, they came to some surprising results that could expand our understanding of this common developmental disorder.

Oertig and nail the brain analyzed currents of more than about 200 children between the ages of 5-12 years old during an attention task. They focused on certain areas of the brain and very early treatment processes, which were previously observed in the ADHD-research a little.

Contrary to previous assumptions, they found a stronger asymmetry in the activity of the brain in children with ADHD. Instead, showed surprisingly, the children without ADHD to a more pronounced asymmetry in a specific area of the Brain.

Also, the assumed relation between ADHD symptoms and a stronger activation of the right half of the brain could not be confirmed. The results suggest that even in the opposite direction.

These unexpected findings challenge some of the current theories of ADHD in question. They show that the brain processes in ADHD are more complex than previously assumed. Further research is needed to understand the exact relationships better.

The study provides important new insights about the brain organization for ADHD. In the long term to improved diagnosis and treatments contribute to. It highlights how much we still have to this frequent disorder of learning.