Task-Irrelevant Novel Sounds Improve Attentional Performance in Children With and Without ADHD

Task-irrelevant salient stimuli involuntarily capture attention and can lead to distraction from an ongoing task, especially in children with ADHD. However, there has been tentative evidence that the presentation of novel sounds can have beneficial effects on cognitive performance. In the present st...

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Main Authors: Tegelbeckers, Jana, Schares, Laura, Lederer, Annette, Bonath, Bjoern, Flechtner, Hans-Henning, Krauel, Kerstin
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4700136/