M Panagiotidi
Increased microsaccade rate in individuals with ADHD traits
Panagiotidi, M; Overton, PG; Stafford, T
Authors
PG Overton
T Stafford
Abstract
Microsaccades are involuntary, small, jerk-like eye-movements with high-velocity that are observed during fixation. Abnormal microsaccade rates and characteristics have been observed in a number of psychiatric and developmental disorders. In this study, we examine microsaccade differences in 43 non-clinical participants with high and low levels of ADHD-like traits, assessed with the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS, Kessler, Adler, et al., 2005). A simple sustained attention paradigm, which has been previously shown to elicit microsaccades, was employed. A positive correlation was found between ADHD-like traits and binocular and monocular microsaccade rates. No other differences in microsaccade properties were observed. The relationship between ADHD traits and microsaccades suggests that abnormal oculomotor behaviour is a core deficit in ADHD and could potentially lead to the development of a biomarker for the disorder.
Citation
Panagiotidi, M., Overton, P., & Stafford, T. (2017). Increased microsaccade rate in individuals with ADHD traits. Journal of Eye Movement Research, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.16910/10.1.6
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Mar 4, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Oct 23, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 23, 2018 |
Journal | Journal of Eye Movement Research |
Publisher | Bern Open Publishing |
Volume | 10 |
Issue | 1 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.16910/10.1.6 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.16910/10.1.6 |
Related Public URLs | https://bop.unibe.ch/JEMR/index |
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