Ellsworth has been diagnosed with ADHD. If his brain were to be examine, what sorts of changes would doctors likely find?
What will be an ideal response?
Ellsworth would likely have changes to his frontal lobes, which would be associated with organization, impulsivity, emotional behavior, and sustained attention. However, the frontal lobes are not the only structures of interest in ADHD. He might also have less volume in the amygdala, basal ganglia, hippocampus, and the brain as a whole. Researchers have also identified differences between healthy controls and individuals with ADHD in the prefrontal cortex, the ACC, and the circuits that connect these areas, so Ellsworth's doctors should look there. White matter disruption is also associated with ADHD as well as smaller volume of the caudate nucleus, a part of the basal ganglia.
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