(MADISON) A campus research center, which wonâ??t open for another three years at UW-Madison, is laying the groundwork for what kind of studies might take place there.
The Institutes of Discovery is providing start-up money for different areas of research. One of them has to do with drugs used to treat hyperactivity in children. UW psychology professor Craig Berridge will lead a team looking at medications like Ritalin to examine why or how these drugs act to improve higher cognitive function, calm behavioral activity and reduce impulsivity. He says given that these drugs are prescribed by the millions annually in this country for both children and adults, very little is known about the biology behind those behavioral actions.