RT Journal Article
T1 Alpha-band power increases in posterior brain regions in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder after digital cognitive stimulation treatment: Randomized controlled study
A1 Ramón Burgos, Ignacio de
A1 Pacios García, Javier
A1 Medina Martín, Rafael
A1 Bouhaben Olmedo, Jaime
A1 Cuesta Prieto, Pablo
A1 Antón Toro, Luis Fernando
A1 Quintero Gutiérrez Del Álamo, Francisco Javier
A1 Ramos Quiroga, Josep Antoni
A1 Maestu Unturbe, Fernando
AB The changes triggered by pharmacological treatments in resting-state alpha-band (8-14 Hz) oscillations have been widely studied in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. However, to date, there has been no evidence regarding the possible changes in cognitive stimulation treatments on these oscillations. This paper sets out to verify whether cognitive stimulation treatments based on progressive increases in cognitive load can be effective in triggering changes in alpha-band power in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. With this objective, we compared a cognitive stimulation treatment ( = 12) to a placebo treatment ( = 14) for 12 weeks (36 sessions of 15 min) in child patients (8-11 years old) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Two magnetoencephalographic recordings were acquired for all participants. In order to extract the areas with changes in alpha power between both magnetoencephalographic recordings, the differences in the power ratio (pre/post-condition) were calculated using an analysis of covariance test adjusted for the age variable. The results show an increase in the post-treatment alpha power in the experimental group versus the placebo group ( < 0.01) in posterior regions. In addition, these changes were related to measures of attention, working memory and flexibility. The results seem to indicate that cognitive stimulation treatment based on progressive increases in cognitive load triggers alpha-band power changes in children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the direction of their peers without this disorder.
PB Oxford University Press
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118904
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118904
LA eng
NO De Ramón, I., Pacios, J., Medina, R., Bouhaben, J., Cuesta, P., Antón-Toro, L., Quintero, J., Quiroga, A. R., & Maestú, F. (2022). Alpha-band power increases in posterior brain regions in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder after digital cognitive stimulation treatment: Randomized controlled study. Brain Communications, 4(2), fcac038. https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcac038
NO Sincrolab
NO Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2025