Arousal-state modulation in children with AD/HD
Arousal-state modulation in children with AD/HD
Objective: To investigate the effect of arousal-state modulation, via manipulation of stimulus event-rate,
on response inhibition in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) using behavioural
and ERP measures.
Methods: Eighteen children with AD/HD, aged 7–14 years, and 18 age-and sex-matched controls performed
a cued visual Go/Nogo task (70% Go) with stimuli presented at fast, medium and slow event-rates.
Task performance and ERPs to Warning, Go and Nogo stimuli, as well as preparation between the S1–S2
interval, were examined for group differences.
Results: AD/HD subjects displayed poorer response inhibition during the fast condition, accompanied by
a reduced Nogo P3. Group differences during the fast rate extended to Warning cues, with the AD/HD
group showing ERP evidence of atypical orienting/preparation, as indexed by the early and late CNV,
and early sensory/attentive processing prior to S2.
Conclusions: Although deficient response inhibition has been proposed as the core deficit in AD/HD, the
results of the present study highlight the key role of energetic factors. Furthermore, group differences
found to cues suggest that this effect extends to the processing of task-irrelevant stimuli.
Significance: This was the first ERP Go/Nogo task investigation using three event-rates, and the results
support the theory that state factors may contribute to response inhibition deficits in AD/HD.
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Benikos, Nicholas P.
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Johnstone, Stuart J.
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January 2009
Benikos, Nicholas P.
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Johnstone, Stuart J.
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Abstract
Objective: To investigate the effect of arousal-state modulation, via manipulation of stimulus event-rate,
on response inhibition in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) using behavioural
and ERP measures.
Methods: Eighteen children with AD/HD, aged 7–14 years, and 18 age-and sex-matched controls performed
a cued visual Go/Nogo task (70% Go) with stimuli presented at fast, medium and slow event-rates.
Task performance and ERPs to Warning, Go and Nogo stimuli, as well as preparation between the S1–S2
interval, were examined for group differences.
Results: AD/HD subjects displayed poorer response inhibition during the fast condition, accompanied by
a reduced Nogo P3. Group differences during the fast rate extended to Warning cues, with the AD/HD
group showing ERP evidence of atypical orienting/preparation, as indexed by the early and late CNV,
and early sensory/attentive processing prior to S2.
Conclusions: Although deficient response inhibition has been proposed as the core deficit in AD/HD, the
results of the present study highlight the key role of energetic factors. Furthermore, group differences
found to cues suggest that this effect extends to the processing of task-irrelevant stimuli.
Significance: This was the first ERP Go/Nogo task investigation using three event-rates, and the results
support the theory that state factors may contribute to response inhibition deficits in AD/HD.
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Published date: January 2009
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/347857
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