It is orally administered and stimulates the central nervous system and the FDA approved it in 1955 ("The Parkinson List Drug Database" 2002). Doctors do not fully understand how exactly Ritalin affects the central nervous system. ... Nervousness and insomnia are the most common reactions to Ritalin. ...
The limbic system, which is a group of related nervous system structures, located in the midbrain and linked to emotions and feelings then sends the messages to the frontal lobes. ... Dopamine helps to form a pathway between the motor center of the midbrain and the frontal lobes, as well as a pathway between the limbic system and the frontal lobes. ...
Methylphenidate (Ritalin) and other central nervous system stimulants are proven to reduce disruptive behavior and raise intelligence test scores, such as autism, pervasive developmental disorder, and mental retardation. ...
Schizophrenia can be defined as "a disorder with a range of symptoms involving disturbances in content of thought, form of thought, perception, affect, sense of self, motivation, behavior, and interpersonal functioning" (Halgin 514). Childhood-onset schizophrenia is a rare disorder that can be dia...
