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Brain development and lifelong change
A changing brain, changing demands and changing support.
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The highlights illustrate contributing systems. The precise mechanisms in ADHD are still being investigated.
Sources and model credits
Sources checked September 2026. Studies differ in age, methods and populations; their relevance is explained in Technical Detail. Everyday examples illustrate a process rather than a measured brain response.
- Adolescent neurodevelopment: review (2013)
- Cortical maturation in ADHD: longitudinal study (2007)
- Developmental trajectories and adult ADHD (2013)
- Patterns of remission and recurrence: MTA study (2022)
- NICE NG87: ADHD recommendations
Anatomical surface adapted from Brain Project, Z-Anatomy / BodyParts3D, © DBCLS and contributors. Adapted geometry: CC BY-SA 4.0. Three.js: MIT licence.
Narration: Emma (Kokoro bf_emma). The recording is included in this file and plays offline.