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isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/what-lurks-below-the-adhd-iceberg/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Virtually anyone that knows, teaches, counsels, or works with an ADHD person is aware that ADHD is not a simple matter of attention deficit. That’s just the tip of a very large iceberg. As a matter of fact, the term ‘attention deficit’ is actually a misnomer of sorts. ADHD people have diffused attention, not a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/what-lurks-below-the-adhd-iceberg/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Driving under the influence of ADHD</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/driving-under-the-influence-of-adhd/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/driving-under-the-influence-of-adhd/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:42:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Adderall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Drugs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Distractions]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit2/?p=246</guid> <description><![CDATA[The University of Virginia wished to test whether ADHD medication helps young adults while facing driving distractions. Research suggests that ADHD drivers have a greater likelihood of having or causing an accident. Obviously, hallmarks of the ‘disorder’ are inattention, distractibility, and sometimes hyperactivity. So, when their cell phone rings and they answer, bad things tend [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/driving-under-the-influence-of-adhd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Brain Study May Shed Light on Attention Disorders</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/brain-study-may-shed-light-on-attention-disorders/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/brain-study-may-shed-light-on-attention-disorders/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:12:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Neurofeedback]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Treatment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Biofeedback]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Distractions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Neuroplasticity]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit2/?p=184</guid> <description><![CDATA[New research shows it takes one part of the brain to start concentrating and another to be distracted. This discovery could help scientists develop better treatments for attention deficit disorder . The study, Top-down versus bottom-up control of attention in the prefrontal and posterior parietal cortices, performed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and published [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/brain-study-may-shed-light-on-attention-disorders/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>John Ratey: “Train Your Brain”</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/john-ratey-%e2%80%9ctrain-your-brain%e2%80%9d/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/john-ratey-%e2%80%9ctrain-your-brain%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 23:00:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Brain Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Plasticity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Distractions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Ratey]]></category> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit2/?p=135</guid> <description><![CDATA[Play Attention was featured on the ABC News Show &#8211; Good Morning America on June 20,2005. Some parents are trying to get their kids to refocus by using a video game. Former teacher Peter Freer invented a concentration game called &#8220;Play Attention,&#8221; which borrows from technology and exercises developed by NASA to sharpen pilots’ focus. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/good-morning-america-features-play-attention/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Are We a Nation of ‘Psuedo-ADD’ Sufferers?</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/are-we-a-nation-of-%e2%80%98psuedo-add%e2%80%99-sufferers/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/are-we-a-nation-of-%e2%80%98psuedo-add%e2%80%99-sufferers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:47:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Symptoms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Video Games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adult ADD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Distractions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Information Overload]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Multi-tasking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NASA]]></category> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://playattention.com/attention-deficit2/?p=119</guid> <description><![CDATA[As Neil Postman observed in Amusing Ourselves to Death, we are in an age where we are inundated with information. Postman states that the average Sunday edition of the New York Times contains more information than a person in the 1700s got in a lifetime. Now, The Seattle times reports We’re shooting through technological rapids [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.playattention.com/children-and-cognitive-overload/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Children Today: Multi-tasking or Multi-distracted?</title><link>http://www.playattention.com/children-today-multi-tasking-or-multi-distracted/</link> <comments>http://www.playattention.com/children-today-multi-tasking-or-multi-distracted/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:30:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Symptoms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ADHD: Video Games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brain Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Distractions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Information Overload]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Multi-tasking]]></category> <guid
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