Assertion: methylphenidate | /r/CapableOf | improve attention
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text: By increasing the effects of norepinephrine and dopamine, methylphenidate increased the activity of the central nervous system and produced effects such as increased alertness, combated fatigue, and improved attention.
text: Ritalin may improve focus, and decrease impulsivity and hyperactive behavior, two hallmark ADHD symptoms.
text: Indeed, although many physicians use the drug as a diagnostic tool--in other words, if Ritalin seems to improve attention, the patient is assumed to have ADHD--an improvement in attentional control after taking a drug like Ritalin does not, in fact, establish the diagnosis of ADHD.
text: By increasing the effects of norepinephrine and dopamine, methylphenidate increased the activity of the central nervous system and produced effects such as increased alertness, combated fatigue, and improved attention.