Probable Cause Identified Of Age Differences In Stimulant Response

In young children, psychostimulants relieve symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder, yet in adolescents and adults, those same medications can cause euphoria and are often abused.What is behind these differing drug responses?Temple University scientists have identified a potential molecular mechanism, the neurotrophin system comprised of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its receptor TrkB, as the cause of age differences in stimulant response.

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Filed under: ADHD on February 4th, 2008