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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may improve attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. Anodal tDCS over the right inferior frontal gyrus enhanced interference control in adolescents with ADHD during a Flanker task.

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  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry
  • Medical Engineering

Background:

  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often requires effective interventions.
  • Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) offers a non-invasive neuromodulation approach.
  • The right inferior frontal gyrus (rIFG) plays a role in executive functions like interference control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of tDCS on interference control in adolescents with ADHD.
  • To compare anodal, cathodal, and sham tDCS over the rIFG.
  • To assess tDCS efficacy as an alternative to psychopharmacological treatments.

Main Methods:

  • 21 male adolescents with ADHD and 21 healthy controls (13-17 years) participated.
  • Three tDCS sessions (anodal, cathodal, sham) were administered.
  • Participants completed a Flanker task measuring interference control.

Main Results:

  • Overall analysis showed no significant tDCS effect.
  • A learning effect was observed between sessions.
  • In the first session, anodal tDCS improved ADHD patients' interference control (commission errors, reaction time variability) to control levels.

Conclusions:

  • Anodal tDCS over the rIFG may enhance interference control in ADHD.
  • tDCS shows potential as an alternative ADHD treatment.
  • Further research is warranted to confirm these findings.