ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
The Effects of White Noise on Attentional Performance and On-Task Behaviors in Preschoolers with ADHD.
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- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Do White Noise or Pink Noise Help With Task Performance in Youth With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or With Elevated Attention Problems?Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of White Noise on Academic Skills in Children with ADHD and Specific Learning Disorders: New Perspectives for Personalised Rehabilitation and Educational Intervention.Pediatric reports · 2026Article
- Advancing Understanding of Treatment Response in Schizophrenia With Psychosis Using a Novel Dynamic Reward Task.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026Article
- The Influence of Noise Perception and Parent-Rated Developmental Characteristics on White Noise Benefits in Children.Journal of eye movement research · 2026Article
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- Toward a fair, gender-debiased classifier for the diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder- a Machine-Learning based classification study.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2025Article
- Distinct neural mechanisms of alpha binaural beats and white noise for cognitive enhancement in young adults.AIMS neuroscience · 2025Article
- No Effects of Auditory and Visual White Noise on Oculomotor Control in Children with ADHD.Journal of attention disorders · 2024Article
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- Effects of stochastic vestibular stimulation on cognitive performance in children with ADHD.Experimental brain research · 2023Article
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Abstract
Several models have tentatively associated improving attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms with arousal and external environmental stimulation. In order to further clarify the relationships between ADHD symptoms, arousal, and external stimulation, this study focused on exploring the "simultaneous" effects of white noise on intrinsic attentional performance and extrinsic on-task behaviors in preschoolers with and without ADHD. By using the computerized task (K-CPT 2), 104 preschoolers, including 52 ADHD children and 52 typically developing (TD) children, were tested and analyzed for their intrinsic attention (such as detectability, omission errors, commission errors, and reaction time). Simultaneously, these preschoolers' external on-task behaviors were recorded for analysis through systematic observation. This study showed that white noise could effectively improve attention performance, including enhancing the ability to differentiate non-targets from targets and decreasing omission errors. It could also reduce the extrinsic hyperactive behaviors of preschoolers with ADHD. The findings of this study highlighted that white noise stimulation is a beneficial non-pharmacological treatment for preschoolers with ADHD. In contrast, for TD preschoolers, the results of this study showed that the external white noise stimuli were not only unhelpful but also a burden.
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