Individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and those with autism spectrum disorder both experience atypical responses to rewards, but their brain activity patterns differ in opposite ways. A new analysis reveals that while the two conditions involve the same deeper brain structures, they feature distinct patterns of heightened or reduced activity that could help explain their differing symptoms. The findings were published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

Edit weird ableist use of "healthy" don't know what that is about...

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[–] 7 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I'd be worried about such a scan being (ab)used to do eugenics. The disabled/undesirables were one of the Nazis' targets

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  • [–] 13 points 4 days ago*

    I mean any diagnosis data can be abused for eugenics, and any “scan” can be made up to say whatever they want.

    The real solution is to rid ourselves of the fascists. Don’t blame the tool unless it’s only function is evil.

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