Comparing Auditory Noise Treatment with Stimulant Medication on Cognitive Task Performance in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Results from a Pilot Study

Frontiers in Psychology

Göran B. W. Söderlund¹ 

关键词: ADHD;    white noise;    stimulant medication;    cognitive performance;    stochastic resonance;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01331

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: Recent research has shown that acoustic white noise (80 dB) can improve task performance in people with attention deficits and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This is attributed to the phenomenon of stochastic resonance in which a certain amount of noise can improve performance in a brain that is not working at its optimum. We compare here the effect of noise exposure with the effect of stimulant medication on cognitive task performance in ADHD. The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of auditory noise exposure with stimulant medication for ADHD children on a cognitive test battery. A group of typically developed children (TDC) took the same tests as a comparison.

【 授权许可】

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