ADHD Affects Whole Brain Connectivity, New Study Confirms

Researchers develop a Polyneuro Risk Score to assess ADHD likelihood based on brain-wide connectivity patterns.

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and the University of Minnesota Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain have used neuroimaging to validate the widespread impact of ADHD on the brain.
The study used a large dataset from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, which tracks the development of nearly 12,000 children over ten years.
Scientists developed a Polyneuro Risk Score (PNRS) to assess the likelihood of ADHD based on brain connectivity patterns.
The PNRS method demonstrated a strong association between brain-wide connectivity and ADHD symptoms.
The researchers are now looking forward to investigating whether these findings are consistent among different ages and points in time across the child’s lifespan.