Eli5: Since the ADHD brain is developing in an abnormal way, why aren’t scientists trying to surgically fix the brain’s abnormal structure?

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Eli5: Since the ADHD brain is developing in an abnormal way, why aren’t scientists trying to surgically fix the brain’s abnormal structure?

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Because even if we knew how to do it, which we don’t, brain surgery is difficult and traumatic. They need to saw a hole in your skull to even reach the brain. And cutting anything at all can have massive unintended consequences, so we can’t really reach much beyond the surface.

Ever heard of inoperable brain cancer? It’s because you’d need to cut through vitally important parts of the brain in order to remove it.