23 Jun 2024

Is ADHD an evolutionary adaptation?

From Sunday Morning, 11:10 am on 23 June 2024

New research suggests traits related to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including a propensity to be distracted or become hyperactive, could have given humans an evolutionary advantage when foraging for food.  

Dr David Barack from the University of Pennsylvania led the study. 

David Barack

Photo: David Barack