Lower extremity movement preparation and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
This study investigated the movement preparation (reaction time) and movement execution (movement time) of children with and without ADHD by manipulating the uncertainty of occurrence. Participants performed a seated lower extremity choice response time protocol, which contained either 10% catch trials or 30% catch trials along with 27 empirical stimuli to one of three target directions. Results indicated that children with ADHD were significantly slower at processing lower extremity movements than their peers for the condition with increased number of catch trials, but not the condition with fewer catch trials. These findings suggest that children with ADHD are more affected by the uncertainty of an empirical stimulus during the preparation phase of a movement response than their age-matched peers are.
Pedersen
Scott J
SJ
Human Performance, Dance, and Recreation Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA. pedersen@nmsu.edu
Surburg
Paul R
PR
D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis