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Keywords:

attention brain neuropsychology sensation urge urinary bladder

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Background:

Attentional performance is crucial for daily tasks.
The impact of physiological needs, like a strong urge to void, on cognitive functions is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how a strong urge to void affects attentional performance.
To explore if attentional tasks can modulate the urge to void.

Main Methods:

Healthy adults underwent two neuropsychological tests: the modified Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (mPASAT) and the Psychology Experiment Building Language Continuous Performance Test (pCPT).
Testing occurred under two conditions: normal bladder state and a strong urge to void (visual analogue scale score >70/100 mm).

Main Results:

No significant difference in mPASAT scores was observed between conditions (P = 0.57).
The Psychology Experiment Building Language Continuous Performance Test (pCPT) showed increased total error scores (P = 0.043) and commission errors (P = 0.017) with a stronger urge to void.
Reaction times decreased for shorter inter-stimuli intervals (1s, P<0.001; 2s, P=0.036), indicating a tendency to hurry.

Conclusions:

A strong urge to void negatively impacts attentional performance in healthy individuals.
The findings suggest a hurried response pattern during sustained attention tasks when experiencing bladder urgency.
This effect may involve the anterior cingulate cortex, a brain region associated with attention and bladder control.