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EPA-1538 - Modulation in Attention Related Eye Vergence is Disrupted in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

F. Esposito ,
M. Solé Puig ,
L. Pérez Zapata ,
L. Puigcerver ,
N. Esperalba López ,
C. Sánchez G. del Castillo ,
J. Cañete Crespillo  and
H. Supèr
F. Esposito
Affiliation:
Basic Psychology, University of Barcelona & Braingaze, Barcelona, Spain
M. Solé Puig
Affiliation:
Basic Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
L. Pérez Zapata
Affiliation:
Basic Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
L. Puigcerver
Affiliation:
Basic Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
N. Esperalba López
Affiliation:
Mental Health, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, Spain
C. Sánchez G. del Castillo
Affiliation:
Mental Health, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, Spain
J. Cañete Crespillo
Affiliation:
Mental Health, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Mataró, Spain
H. Supèr
Affiliation:
Basic Psychology, University of Barcelona & ICREA & IR3C & Braingaze, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

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Introduction

The oculomotor system is closely linked to the neural circuits of attention. Recent evidence shows a novel role for eye vergence in orienting visual attention.

Objectives

Identify patterns of attention disruption through eye vergence.

Aim

We investigated whether modulation in attention related eye vergence is disrupted in ADHD.

Methods

We measured eye vergence in children previously diagnosed with ADHD while performing a cue/no-cue task and compared the results to agematched controls.

Results

We observed a strong modulation in the angle of vergence in the control group but not in the ADHD group. In addition, in the control group the modulation in eye vergence was different between the cue and no-cue condition. This difference was absent in the ADHD group.

Conclusions

Our study supports the observation of deficient binocular vision in ADHD children. We argue that the observed disruption in eye vergence modulation in ADHD children is proof of a deficient cognitive processing of sensory information. Our work may provide new insights into attention disorders, like ADHD.

Type
P04 - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 29 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 22nd European Congress of Psychiatry , 2014 , pp. 1
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2014
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