Electrophysiological modulation of sensory and attentional processes during mind wandering in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

ABSTRACT: We recently reported increased mind wandering (MW) frequency in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) relative to controls during high demands on sustained attention, reflecting deficient context regulation of MW. Studies on community samples previously linked context regulation of MW with attenuation in brain sensory processes, reflecting perceptual decoupling, and attentional processes during MW compared to task focus. However, the association between deficient context regulation of MW and these neural processes has not been studied in ADHD. We addressed this question by comparing adults with ADHD (N = 23) and controls (N = 25) on event-related potentials of early sensory processes (P1) and attention allocation (P3) during tasks manipulating cognitive demands (high

SUBMITTER: Bozhilova N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7808945 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature