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Chemical Imbalance To understand how ADD/ADHD interferes with the ability to focus, sustain attention, form memories and retain memories, a basic understanding of how the brain communicates information is essential.
The NADDA goes on to say, "Since these nerve endings donít actually touch, special chemicals called neurotransmitters carry (transmit) the message from the end of the axon to the dendrites that will receive it. With ADHD there is a flaw in the way the brain manages the neurotransmitter production, storage, or flow, causing imbalances. There is either not enough of them, or the levels are not regulated, swinging wildly from high to low."
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According
to the National Attention Deficit Disorder Association,
"Each brain cell has one axon, the part
of the cell that sends messages to other cells;
and many dendrites, the part that receives messages
from other cells. There is a space between the
axon and the next brain cell (they do not connect
or touch). This space is called a neural gap."