July 6, 2026

ADHD may be more of a reward problem than an attention problem

ADHD may be more of a reward problem than an attention problem
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Today we'll talk through this one study from 2010 out of the Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, "Task-related default mode network modulation and inhibitory control in ADHD: effects of motivation and methylphenidate", that I want to walk you through, because the way it reframed ADHD for me as a resident is one of the more useful brain-flips I've had this year.


References:


Liddle, E.B., Hollis, C., Batty, M.J., Groom, M.J., Totman, J.J., Liotti, M., Scerif, G. and Liddle, P.F. (2011), Task-related default mode network modulation and inhibitory control in ADHD: effects of motivation and methylphenidate. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 52: 761-771. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02333.x

https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/GTA8CCG95X9ZJTK7H6XA?target=10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02333.x


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