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> The currently understood source of ADHD is a mis-wiring of the brain. Is that actually understood, though? We had the heavily promoted social consensus for a

> The currently understood source of ADHD is a mis-wiring of the brain. Is that actually understood, though? We had the heavily promoted social consensus for a long while that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance, which is now seen as a somewhat disproven theory that never had much evidence.

falcolas 9y ago
Very little about the brain is really well understood. That said, this is about the best we have so far. From a video I linked elsewhere in this discussion: Gallo, E. F., & Posner, J. (2016). Moving towards causality in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: overview of neural and genetic mechanisms. Lancet Psychiatry, 3(1), 555-567. Konrad, K., & Eickhoff, S. B. (2010). Is the ADHD brain wired differenctly? A review on structural and functional connectivity in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Human Brain Mapping, 31(1), 904-916. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5tLi1bYilA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5tLi1bYilA