Effect of neurofeedback on perceptual organization, visual and auditory memory in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Iranian Journal of Child Neurology,
Vol. 13 No. 3 (2019),
1 July 2019
,
Page 75-82
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijcn.v13i3.17887
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
Neurofeedback is a noninvasive treatment that changes brain activity in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and thereby improves performance in these children. We examined the effect of neurofeedback on perceptual organization, visual and auditory memory in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Materials & Methods
This study was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test design, and control group. The sample included 20 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder were selected through convenience sampling in Khorramabad, central Iran in 2017. The sample was divided into control and experimental groups. Pre-test included Rey-Osterrieth complex figure and Wechsler digit span. Rey-Osterrieth complex figure test was used to measure perceptual organization and visual memory. Wechsler digit span was used to measure auditory memory. After conducting pre-test, the experimental group participated in neurofeedback training sessions. Theta/Beta protocol was applied for all participants. The control group did not receive any intervention. Then post-test was conducted on two groups.
Results
Neurofeedback training significantly improved visual memory (P<0.001) but neurofeedback training had no significant effect on the perceptual organization (P>0.05). Moreover, neurofeedback training enhanced auditory short-term memory and auditory working memory (P<0.05).
Conclusion
Neurofeedback improved neurocognitive abilities in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
- Neurofeedback
- perceptual organization
- visual and auditory memory
- attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
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