Effects of Background Music on Attentional Networks of Children With and Without Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Case Control Experimental Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To sustain performance during a task that requires attention may be a challenge for children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which strongly influences motivation for tasks and has been connected to the level of arousal.

Objective

This study aimed to analyze the effect of musical stimulus on attentional performance in children with ADHD and typically developing children.

Methods

A total of 76 boys (34 with ADHD and 42 typically developing) performed the Attention Network Test (ANT) for children under 2 experimental conditions (with and without music). Four attentional measures were extracted from the ANT. We tested the effect of the experimental condition and its interaction with the group using repeated measures ANOVA.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Mendes CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11294770 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature