title: The effect of ADHD symptoms on performance monitoring in a non-clinical population.
abstract: Recent studies suggested deficits in error processing in patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), but some inconsistencies are still present. Using the ADHD screening questionnaire, the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, we investigated the association between the amount of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms in a non-clinical population of healthy students (n=56) and the neural correlates of error processing measured with event-related potentials. We found reduced amplitudes of error-positivity (Pe) with increasing symptoms of inattention, but no correlation with error-related negativity. These results suggest that attention deficits reduce the conscious evaluation of an error as reflected by reduced Pe amplitudes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. Herrmann_M@klinik.uni-wuerzburg.de
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saathoff
authors.forename: Theresa J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Schreppel
authors.forename: Ann-Christine
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Ehlis
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scheuerpflug
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pauli
authors.forename: Andreas J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fallgatter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D012649:Self Concept; D055815:Young Adult