Anticipatory Electrodermal Response as a Differentiating Somatic Marker Between Children with ADHD and Controls
Michie Odle1, Judith A Ouellette2
1Department of Psychology, State University of New York College at Cortland, Old Main Room 132, P.O. Box 2000, Cortland, NY, 13045, USA. Michie.Odle@Cortland.edu.
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
|June 9, 2016
Abstract:
Six children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and five control children between the ages of 9 and 11 years were administered an adapted version of the Iowa Gambling Task while measuring anticipatory electrodermal response (EDR). Anticipatory EDR measures were compared between groups. Results indicate that the ADHD group exhibited significantly lower autonomic reactivity to anticipated consequences, evidencing a neuropsychological profile similar to patients with lesions in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.
