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Learning outcomes:

By the end of this podcast we hope you will be able to:

• describe the varying prevalences of ADHD
  
  
• talk about the implications of brain development and different brain structures and functions in ADHD including:
  
  
  • the significance of the inferior frontal cortex, the cerebellum, the basal ganglia and the parietal lobes in ADHD
    
    
  • key research findings which show that ADHD is caused by a delayed brain maturation, and functional and structural abnormalities in brain regions important for attention, and the inhibition and control of behaviour

• describe the interplay between the environment and genes in the aetiology of ADHD
  
  
• provide examples which demonstrate the plasticity of the brain and lend support to an understanding of the aetiology of ADHD

• detail some of the causative agents in ADHD
  
  
• list some of the treatments available for ADHD and the current limitations.

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