Differences in Ex-Gaussian Parameters from Response Time Distributions Between Individuals with and Without Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder : A Meta-analysis

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood and adolescence. Differences in reaction times (RT) in cognitive tasks have been consistently observed between ADHD and typical participants. Instead of estimating means and standard deviations, fitting non-symmetrical distributions like the ex-Gaussian, characterized by three parameters (µ, σ, and τ), account for the whole RT distributions. A meta-analysis is performed with all the available literature using ex-Gaussian distributions for comparisons between individuals with ADHD and controls. Results show that τ and σ are generally greater for ADHD samples, while µ tends to be larger for typical groups but only for younger ages. Differences in τ are also moderated by ADHD subtypes. τ and σ show, respectively, quadratic and linear relationships with inter-stimulus intervals from Continuous Performance Test and Go/No Go tasks. Furthermore, tasks and cognitive domains influence the three parameters. Interpretations of ex-Gaussian parameters and clinical implications of these findings are also discussed. Fitting ex-Gaussian distributions to RT data is a useful way to explore differences between individuals with ADHD and healthy controls.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Neuropsychology review - 34(2024), 1 vom: 25. März, Seite 320-337

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bella-Fernández, Marcos [VerfasserIn]
Martin-Moratinos, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Blasco-Fontecilla, Hilario [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ADHD
Ex-Gaussian
Inter-trial variability
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Reaction times
Review

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Date Completed 08.03.2024

Date Revised 10.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11065-023-09587-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353831867