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No Effects of Auditory and Visual White Noise on Oculomotor Control in Children with ADHD

Jostrup, Erica LU orcid ; Claesdotter-Knutsson, Emma LU ; Tallberg, Pia LU ; Söderlund, Göran ; Gustafsson, Peik LU orcid and Nyström, Marcus LU orcid (2024) In Journal of Attention Disorders 28(13). p.1668-1683
Abstract

Background: White noise stimulation has demonstrated efficacy in enhancing working memory in children with ADHD. However, its impact on other executive functions commonly affected by ADHD, such as inhibitory control, remains largely unexplored. This research aims to explore the effects of two types of white noise stimulation on oculomotor inhibitory control in children with ADHD. Method: Memory guided saccade (MGS) and prolonged fixation (PF) performance was compared between children with ADHD (N = 52) and typically developing controls (TDC, N = 45), during auditory and visual white noise stimulation as well as in a no noise condition. Results: Neither the auditory nor the visual white noise had any beneficial effects on performance for... (More)

Background: White noise stimulation has demonstrated efficacy in enhancing working memory in children with ADHD. However, its impact on other executive functions commonly affected by ADHD, such as inhibitory control, remains largely unexplored. This research aims to explore the effects of two types of white noise stimulation on oculomotor inhibitory control in children with ADHD. Method: Memory guided saccade (MGS) and prolonged fixation (PF) performance was compared between children with ADHD (N = 52) and typically developing controls (TDC, N = 45), during auditory and visual white noise stimulation as well as in a no noise condition. Results: Neither the auditory nor the visual white noise had any beneficial effects on performance for either group. Conclusions: White noise stimulation does not appear to be beneficial for children with ADHD in tasks that target oculomotor inhibitory control. Potential explanations for this lack of noise benefit will be discussed.

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ADHD, cognitive performance, eye tracking, inhibitory control, white noise
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Journal of Attention Disorders
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28
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13
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16 pages
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SAGE Publications
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1087-0547
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10.1177/10870547241273249
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  author       = {{Jostrup, Erica and Claesdotter-Knutsson, Emma and Tallberg, Pia and Söderlund, Göran and Gustafsson, Peik and Nyström, Marcus}},
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  series       = {{Journal of Attention Disorders}},
  title        = {{No Effects of Auditory and Visual White Noise on Oculomotor Control in Children with ADHD}},
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  doi          = {{10.1177/10870547241273249}},
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