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Inadvertent Incentives
Psychologist Stephen Hinshaw (UC Berkeley) describes his research on how the number of cases of ADHD are correlated with various public policy initiatives.
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The "Explorer Gene"?
UC Berkeley psychologist Stephen Hinshaw relates how ADHD might be better interpreted within a broader context of human genetic diversity, recognizing that the recent increases in cases is likely linked to our modern preoccupation with...
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Towards Objective Biological Tools
UC Berkeley psychologist Stephen Hinshaw describes the ongoing longitudinal studies that have showed a statistical correlation between ADHD and a significant delay in the development of the cortex of the brain.
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The Subtleties of Medication
UC Berkeley psychologist Stephen Hinshaw describes how the practice of taking medication for ADHD and other conditions is far more subtle and complicated than most of us appreciate.
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The Importance of Longitudinal Studies
Psychologist Stephen Hinshaw (UC Berkeley) highlights the advantages and disadvantages of prospective longitudinal studies in psychological research.
Curated Video
The Mark of Shame
UC Berkeley psychologist Stephen Hinshaw describes how many prevailing attitudes towards ADHD and other mental conditions reflected in the media and elsewhere involve a strong social stigma.
Neuro Transmissions
Treating ADHD with therapy
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is a common diagnosis in children and is increasingly a diagnosis for adults, too. But other than stimulant medication, how do you treat ADHD? Are there other options? As it so happens, therapy is...
ShortCutsTv
THE ENGLISH-ROMANIAN ADOPTEES PROJECT
The English-Romanian Adoptees Project was the first study to follow a cohort of children who had suffered periods of institutional deprivation through into adult life. To their surprise, researchers found that problems experienced by...
Next Animation Studio
Study shows teen ADHD symptoms may be linked to digital media usage
The Journal of the American Medical Association has published a study which suggests the more teens use digital media, the more likely for symptoms of ADHD to develop.
Debunked
Does Sugar Affect Your Behavior?
Parents have been telling us for years, that if you give a child candy and cola it will hype them up and make them go nuts! But, how much truth is there to the 'sugar rush', and how much of it is just in the parents perception?
Vlogbrothers
Gene Editing and Intelligence: A Bad
There was so much more I wanted to talk about here...it's a hard subject for 4 minutes. Obviously the bad thing being glossed over in the beginning is "Well, so we're going to create a race of smart people to 'help' everyone else? Yeah...
Step Back History
Why Bad Grades Don't Mean You're Stupid
Why does school work the way it does? And why does that way suck?
Catalyst University
Overview of Metabolism [Part 2] | The Citric Acid Cycle
This video is part of a series in which we do an overview of metabolism and pathways. Specifically, this video covers the citric acid [Krebs] cycle and the basics of NADH, FADH2, and electron transport.
Curated Video
ADHD at School : Signs, Symptoms, Examples, and Solutions
This video explains what ADHD is, how it affects children in school, and provides a story of a 12-year-old boy who struggles with the disorder. It also offers practical tips for teachers and parents to support children with ADHD and...
Healthcare Triage
Relative Risks of Acetaminophen, ADHD, and Autism
You’ve probably heard before that acetaminophen during pregnancy is associated with symptoms of ADHD and Autism in offspring. Well, we’ve got another study on that association. In today’s episode, we examine that study and revisit why we...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Deborah Drabick - ADHD
"Dr. Drabick’s expertise is broadly in developmental psychopathology, and more specifically in youth externalizing problems. Her work includes such areas as risk and resilience, co-occurring psychological conditions, contextual...
Healthcare Triage
Endocrine Disruptors and Epigenetics and Heritable ADHD
A new study on endocrine disruptors, pregnancy, and heritable ADHD and other neurodevelopmental issues. Women exposed to endocrine disruptors seem to be able to pass ADHD and other disorders onto their grandchildren! That is unusual.
Curated Video
Understanding ADH and the Control of Water Balance in the Body
This video explains the role and function of ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) in controlling the body's water balance. It describes how ADH is produced and released from the pituitary gland in response to changes in the body's water content,...
Mazz Media
Genetic Diseases
In this live-action program viewers will learn that a monogenic disorder is a genetic disease caused by small-scale genetic differences that cause the malfunction of a single gene and that many diseases result from such genetic...
Neuro Transmissions
Neuroscience of ADHD
ADHD might seem like a convenient excuse to be able to medicate your overactive child. But it turns out that ADHD is a real diagnosis with a different combination of symptoms for each person. There are still a lot of questions...
Neuro Transmissions
Video Game Therapy
Video games. Are they bad for you? That's what they said about rock 'n roll! Despite a lot of research being conducted on how video games are destroying society as we know it, there is a lot of evidence that video games can be beneficial...