Effect of Neurofeedback on Visual-Spatial Attention in Male Children with Reading Disabilities: An Event-Related Potential Study - Neuroscience and Medicine

NM > Vol.6 No.2, June 2015

Effect of Neurofeedback on Visual-Spatial Attention in Male Children with Reading Disabilities: An Event-Related Potential Study ()

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DOI: 10.4236/nm.2015.62013 5,419 Downloads 6,746 Views Citations

Author(s)

Neda Sadeghi¹, Mohammad Ali Nazari^2*

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Neuroscience, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
²Department of Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.

ABSTRACT

Recent studies describe a number of difficulties associated with attention deficit in children with reading disabilities. Information about visual-spatial attention mainly arises from studies using event-related potentials (ERPs) during Posner’s spatial cueing paradigm. This study aims to use neurofeedback with a special protocol for treating children with reading disabilities, and moreo-ver, to evaluate visual-spatial attention ability by means of Posner paradigm task and ERPs. The study was conducted in a single subject design in 20 sessions. Participants were 2 male children, aged between 10 - 12 years old, who completed twelve 30-min neurofeedback sessions. Repeated measurements were performed during the baseline, treatment, and post treatment phases. Results showed some improvement in Posner paradigm parameters (correct response, valid and invalid reaction times). Furthermore, grand average ERPs for both of the participants in each of the four conditions (Valid-right, Invalid-right, Valid-left and Invalid-left) were analyzed. The analysis of P3 component showed a reduction in latency, indicating an improvement in the timing of cognitive processes. In addition, the graphs showed a decrease in amplitude level, which meant easier processing than before.

KEYWORDS

Neurofeedback, Reading Disability, Visual-Spatial Attention, ERP, Event-Related Potentials

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Sadeghi, N. and Nazari, M. (2015) Effect of Neurofeedback on Visual-Spatial Attention in Male Children with Reading Disabilities: An Event-Related Potential Study. Neuroscience and Medicine, 6, 71-79. doi: 10.4236/nm.2015.62013.

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