Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is in the frontal cortex of the brain, says HealthMaker Roy Boorady, MD. In this video he explains that poor regulation of norepinephrine and dopamine in the brain causes ADHD.
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What we know about ADHD is the sort of brain location would be the frontal cortex and there seems to be a dis-regulation in the use of tonic receptors norepinephrine and dopamine. Both of them are very important in helping you attend to what's important, to the task at hand and also be able to inhibit any extraneous kind of impulses or distractions from around you.
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