How might the behavioral effects of psychostimulant drugs account for the ability to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: The behavioral effects of psychostimulant drugs are rate-dependent effects. While stimulants will increase low-rate behavior, they also reduce high-rate behavior. Since behavior is hyperactive in ADHD, psychostimulants reduces the rate of this behavior.
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