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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checks out: i LOVE reliable investments and am quite risk averse, if i have the choice of large immediate reward or a small but continuous reward in the future then the immediate reward is actively uncomfortable to me.

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