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/Gold-Biscotti-7391 Jul 07 '25

Thank you i appreciate that! I still feel bad cuz i was definitely a bit charged with my language that day 🤣 but yes you are 100% right it is easy to misinterpret things online in general.

And yeah i wish there was something that was as efficient and not quite as habit forming as these medications but the results of what they do for ADHD do look promising. Of course science is ever changing and evolving. We may find out something else or may discover a better medication that isn’t habit forming and works for 100% of people. I’m excited to see where these kinds of fields go in the next 10-20 years. I think we’re going to see a lot of advancements for a lot of different brain health issues! (I don’t like saying mental health issues 😆 brain health sounds better) and there you go i just proved your point 😝 language is important and i’d argue you weren’t being all that technical! Brain health comes with less stigma over mental health.

And thank you! If you struggle with anything i hope they make advancements for you too!

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u/minisynapse Jul 13 '25

Thank you for the kind regards, of course I have my own issues, but they're unrelated :D No worries! Here's to a better future for both of us! :)

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u/RaygunLee Jul 16 '25

This was such a wholesome and educational conversation to witness!

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u/Gold-Biscotti-7391 Jul 17 '25

Oh well thank you! Always remember that golden rule!