Understanding neurodivergence
Articles based on published research: ADHD, autism, dyslexia, mood, sleep, and what actually helps.
ADHD Genes & Dopamine: DRD4, DRD2, DAT1 - and Can a DNA Test Detect Them?
The main genes linked to ADHD, what they do, and the honest truth about whether 23andMe or AncestryDNA can detect them.
The ADHD Brain & Dopamine: Why Motivation Works Differently
ADHD is not about willpower. Discover how dopamine, reward and brain networks shape attention and motivation.
ADHD Stimulants Don't Target Attention, New Brain Study Finds
A major 2025 Cell study finds ADHD stimulants act on the brain's arousal and reward systems, not its attention networks. Here is what that means.
Autism and ADHD: One Brain Pattern, Two Labels
A 2025 brain-imaging study shows autism and ADHD share the same wiring. The severity of autistic traits, not the diagnosis, shapes the brain.
Mental Health
A new map of PTSD: what the 2026 Nature Primer tells us
Nature Reviews Disease Primers published a comprehensive update on post-traumatic stress disorder in May 2026, written by the field's senior researchers. It is a state-of-knowledge document, not a breakthrough, and that is exactly what makes it useful. Here is what it says about who develops PTSD, why, and what actually treats it now.
Mental Health
A New Schizophrenia Biomarker: Real Progress, Real Caution
Reuters reported that Northwestern researchers identified Cacna2d1, a brain protein that could become a biomarker for schizophrenia and a target for the cognitive symptoms current drugs do not treat. The finding is real. The hype around it is the part that needs careful reading.
Mental Health
Ultra-Processed Foods and ADHD in Children: What Does the Science Actually Say?
You may have seen the claim on social media that removing processed foods cuts ADHD symptoms by 64%. The study is real, but the story is more nuanced than the headline suggests.
Mental Health
Epigenetics and Mental Health: Can Trauma Be Written Into Our Genes?
Trauma, stress and environment do not change your DNA sequence, but they can change how your genes are switched on or off. Here is what the latest research says about epigenetics, PTSD, depression, schizophrenia and ADHD, and what it does not say.
Mental Health
Schizophrenia: Art, Hallucinations and the Brain
Artist Sue Morgan draws her hallucinations to get them out of her head. Clinician Sukhi Shergill uses MRI to look inside the brains of people living with schizophrenia. A short Nature documentary.
Inherited Trauma: What Epigenetics Really Says About Reversing the Legacy of Stress
Childhood trauma leaves molecular marks on your DNA - and on the DNA you may pass to your children. The science is real, but so is the reversibility. Here is what FKBP5, NR3C1 and the work of Yehuda and Mansuy actually show.
Neuroscience
Neuroinflammation: The Hidden Cause of Your Mental Disorders Finally Revealed
Forget what you thought you knew about serotonin. The real driver of most mental illness may be a fire burning inside your brain - and 2025 science just confirmed it.
Mental Health
Cold Water Immersion and Depression: What the Neuroscience Actually Shows
A viral post claims Finnish researchers proved cold water immersion "permanently eliminates" depression. The real science is less dramatic - and still genuinely impressive. Here is what controlled studies and neuroimaging actually show.
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