EEG analysis of brain activity in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder during an Attention task

Alex A., Coelli S., Bianchi A. M., Ponzini L., Buzzi E., Canevini M. P.

IEEE 3rd International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry (RTSI), Modena, İtalya, 11 - 13 Eylül 2017, ss.388-391 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1109/rtsi.2017.8065955
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Modena
  • Basıldığı Ülke: İtalya
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.388-391
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: EEG, ADHD, Sustained Attention, Theta/beta, INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS, DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, RATING-SCALES, ADHD, PERFORMANCE, CHILDREN, ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY, VALIDATION, SAMPLE, ALPHA
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiological condition mostly affecting children. The diagnosis and treatment of ADHD has been a controversial subject among researchers. In this study, we analyzed the accountability of using theta/beta ratio and beta activations as EEG-based biomarkers for assessing the brain activity acquired during an attention task in ADHD children (n = 7) and normal control subjects (n = 7). ADHD subjects showed reduced beta activity during the task and higher theta/beta ratio at rest, in line with previous research findings. Furthermore, most of the ADHD subjects, during the attention test, presented a beta power falling outside the normality range defined on the normal children group.