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No Effects of Auditory and Visual White Noise on Oculomotor Control in Children with ADHD
Erica Jostrup1, Emma Claesdotter-Knutsson1,2, Pia Tallberg1,2
1Lund University, Sweden.
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.
