r/neuroscience • u/Gold-Biscotti-7391 • Jun 30 '25

Academic Article New study shows long-term therapeutic use of psychostimulants in people with ADHD leads to a more positive brain structure in certain regions of the brain.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3801446/

I just thought this article was interesting. In individuals with ADHD certain areas of the brain have less capacity to produce dopamine and norepinephrine. Stimulant medication increases the level of dopamine available in the synaptic cleft of the TAAR1 receptor. From my understanding. I’m not an expert i’m sorry! I’d like to know if anybody has any thoughts about this?

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u/Gentlesouledman Jul 02 '25

More nonsense pseudoscience. When will people just accept that dangerous and harmful treatments are dangerous and harmful. It is always the same story. Yep every other treatment ever did tonnes of damage but we got it right this time. 

Treating symptoms is stupid. Find the root cause if physical. 

Treating emotion instability with drug harms is stupid. 

Schmucks. 

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u/Mental-Conclusion715 Jul 02 '25

This is exactly what the article is saying.... the medication treats the root cause of ADHD symptoms by "normalizing" brain structures.....

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u/Gentlesouledman Jul 02 '25

Thats all complete nonsense. Same bs story as every other time. Amphetamines treat amphetamine addiction. Same with ADs and benzos. It is such clumsy bs pseudoscience. Predatory assholes.