How do ADHD and Adderall™ change the chemistry in our brains?
Chemistry For Your Life
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The Effects of Executive Control Networks on ADHD
People with ADHD don't have enough dopamine. Dopamine is a molecule that regulates our reward center and they send chemical signals when they bind to receptors in our brain. Executive control networks are affected in patients with ADHD. So planning, initiation of motor response, changing tasks, reaction to novelty, reward, being able to behave in a way that's in line with your goals,. Having a good memory. Those are all things that can be impacted by not having enough dopamine in your brain.
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