No Effects of Auditory and Visual White Noise on Oculomotor Control in Children with ADHD

Erica Jostrup; Emma Claesdotter-Knutsson; Pia Tallberg; Göran Söderlund; Peik Gustafsson; Marcus Nyström

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No Effects of Auditory and Visual White Noise on Oculomotor Control in Children with ADHD

Erica Jostrup, Emma Claesdotter-Knutsson, Pia Tallberg, Göran Söderlund, Peik Gustafsson, Marcus Nyström

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1668-1683
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Attention Disorders
Volume	28
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547241273249
Publication status	Published - 2024 Nov

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ADHD
cognitive performance
eye tracking
inhibitory control
white noise

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Sensory noise as a possible non-pharmacological intervention for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Jostrup, E., 2025, Lund: Lund University, Faculty of Medicine. 116 p.
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No Effects of Auditory and Visual White Noise on Oculomotor Control in Children with ADHD

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Sensory noise as a possible non-pharmacological intervention for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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