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Understanding ADHD Treatments

Stimulant treatments for ADHD can be highly effective due to their impact on the brain's attention networks. The prefrontal cortex plays a crucial role in managing focus and suppressing distractions, enabling both children and adults with ADHD to navigate their environments more effectively. While their prefrontal cortex isn't deficient, it struggles with coordinating activity across other brain networks, highlighting the complexity of attention as a resource that requires significant metabolic energy.