A HODGEPODGE OF ARTICLES THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44260583/ns/health-childrens_health/  Pesticides in food

linked to ADHD in kids

http://tinyurl.com/4f4kexr     Science News

Mindfulness Meditation Training Changes Brain Structure in Eight Weeks ScienceDaily (Jan. 21, 2011) 

Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density

Abstract 

Therapeutic interventions that incorporate training in mindfulness meditation have become increasingly popular, but to date little is known about neural mechanisms associated with these interventions. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), one of the most widely used mindfulness training programs, has been reported to produce positive effects on psychological well-being and to ameliorate symptoms of a number of disorders. Here, we report a controlled longitudinal study to investigate pre–post changes in brain gray matter concentration attributable to participation in an MBSR program. Anatomical magnetic resonance (MR) images from 16 healthy, meditation-naïve participants were obtained before and after they underwent the 8-week program. Changes in gray matter concentration were investigated using voxel-based morphometry, and compared with a waiting list control group of 17 individuals. Analyses in a prioriregions of interest confirmed increases in gray matter concentration within the left hippocampus. Whole brain analyses identified increases in the posterior cingulate cortex, the temporo-parietal junction, and the cerebellum in the MBSR group compared with the controls. The results suggest that participation in MBSR is associated with changes in gray matter concentration in brain regions involved in learning and memory processes, emotion regulation, self-referential processing, and perspective taking.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43045510/ns/health-heart_health ADHD drugs don't increase death risk, study finds

http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/05/03/multitasking-is-distracting/25863.html Multitasking Is Distracting (In young brains)

 http://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/info-05-2011/multitasking-switch-in-older-brains.html?cmp=NLC-RSS-DAILY-BULLETIN Multitasking 'Switch' Doesn't Work as Well in Older Brains (Eiher)

http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/guide/adhd-diets?ecd=wnl_add_050211  ADHD Diets

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42710178/ns/health-addictions  Adults who claim to have ADHD? 1 in 4 may be faking it

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090206081507.htm Cognitive Training Can Alter Biochemistry Of The Brain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110311153543.htm  Adults With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Score High in Creativity

http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/03/14/a-creative-upside-to-adhd/24374.html A Creative Upside to ADHD?

http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/01/06/brain-scans-of-adhd-kids-show-how-difficulty-in-focus/22334.html  Brain Scans of ADHD Kids Show Difficulty in Focusing January 6, 2011

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100920172736.htm  Why Thinking of Nothing Can Be So Tiring: Brain Wolfs Energy to Stop Thinking ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2010) 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100216142334.htm Reading to Kids a Crucial Tool in English Language Development

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110301111247.htm Moderate Sleep Loss Impairs Vigilance and Sustained Attention in Children With ADHD

ScienceDaily (Mar. 4, 2011) 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/health/policy/06doctors.html?_r=1&partner=MYWAY&ei=5065 Talk Doesn’t Pay, So Psychiatry Turns to Drug Therapy

http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Boys_Girls/  Gender Differences in the Sequence of Brain Development

 http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/03/25/adhd-associated-with-poor-memory/4943.html Memory  

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100225084640.htm  Nouns and Verbs Are Learned in Different Parts of the Brain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100817103342.htm  Nearly One Million Children in U.S. Potentially Misdiagnosed With ADHD, Study Finds

http://health.msn.com/health-topics/adhd/adult/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100104777  ADHD: Not Just for Kids Anymore

http://www.dys-add.com/RemediationRewires.pdf Remedial Instruction Rewires Dyslexic Brains, Provides Lasting Results, Study Shows

http://www.estronaut.com/a/attention_deficit_disorder_girls.htm Why Girls with Attention Deficit Disorder Go Undiagnosed

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/health/14klass.html  Untangling the Myths About Attention Disorder

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/health/25well.html  A New Face for A.D.H.D., and a Debate

http://psychcentral.com/lib/2010/gender-differences-in-adhd/  Gender Differences in ADHD

http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/03/02/us-memory-learning-idUSN0219796120080302  Bad grades? Faulty memory could be to blame

http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/health/executive-function-lens-to-view-your-child.gs?content=1017 Executive Function

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110308124748.htm As We Sleep, Speedy Brain Waves Boost Our Ability to Learn

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110309073717.htm  Negative Classroom Environment Adversely Affects Children's Mental Health

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/opinion/08brooks.html?partner=MYWAY&ei=5065  The New Humanism 

http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/features/6-parenting-tips-for-raising-kids-with-adhd?ecd=wnl_add_03071           6 Parenting Tips for Raising Kids With ADHD

 (Ed. Note: ncreased blood flow in the brain is one result to certain AVE sessions)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110323104733.htm  People at Risk of Alzheimer's May Now Be Able to Delay the Onset of Their First Symptoms