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  • Neuroscience
  • Genetics
  • Psychiatry

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  • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder impacting goal-directed actions.
  • Top-down volitional eye movement control is a potential endophenotype for ADHD.
  • Understanding the genetic and behavioral links to ADHD traits is crucial for developing targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between eye movement control and ADHD traits in a twin sample.
  • To explore the genetic and environmental influences on this association.
  • To determine if altered eye movement control is a specific endophenotype for ADHD.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a population-based twin sample (N=640) from the Child and Adolescent Twin Study in Sweden (CATSS).
  • Employed an antisaccade task to measure eye movement control, specifically direction errors and premature anticipatory eye movements.
  • Applied linear regression mixed-effects models and multivariate twin models to analyze associations and genetic influences.

Main Results:

  • Premature anticipatory eye movements were positively associated with inattentive traits (β = .17).
  • Both premature anticipatory eye movements and inattention demonstrated heritability (h² = .40 and h² = .55, respectively).
  • A statistically significant, though small, genetic correlation between premature anticipatory eye movements and inattention was observed, which diminished after covariate adjustment.

Conclusions:

  • A specific, genetically influenced relationship exists between top-down eye movement control and inattentive ADHD traits.
  • Altered premature anticipatory eye movements, rather than direction errors, are specifically linked to inattention.
  • These findings support the role of executive functions, including eye movement control, in the neurobiology of ADHD.