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Erschienen in: Experimental Brain Research 11/2016

01.11.2016 | Research Article

Influence of emotional stimulus valence on inhibitory control in adults with and without ADHD

verfasst von: Mikael Cavallet, Tiffany M. Chaim-Avancini, Claudinei E. Biazoli Jr., Paulo R. Bazán, Maria Aparecida da Silva, Paulo Jannuzzi Cunha, Carmen S. Miguel, Geraldo F. Busatto, Mario R. Louzã, Luiz G. Gawryszewski

Erschienen in: Experimental Brain Research | Ausgabe 11/2016

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Abstract

Human behavior is influenced both by approach and avoidance automatic reactions to positive and negative stimulus, respectively, but these reactions have not been well studied in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) patients. Moreover, studies employing spatial stimulus–response compatibility tasks in ADHD and healthy control (HC) subjects are scarce and inconclusive. The present study investigated inhibitory control and emotional processing in ADHD adults with a modified stimulus–response compatibility task in which spatial and emotional features of affective stimuli had to be processed together to select the correct response. Manual responses to figures of Favorite and Rival soccer team players were measured, and compatible or incompatible responses were chosen according to the soccer team figure. Eighteen HC participants and sixteen ADHD adults performed the task. We found an ordinary spatial compatibility effect for the Favorite soccer team and a reversed one for the Rival team in the ADHD group but not in the HC group. The effects may be due to stronger approach and withdrawal reactions toward the Favorite soccer team and away from the Rival one, respectively, indicating poor inhibitory control for the ADHD group. These results show that differences between ADHD and HC subjects become prominent when response selection involves both emotional and spatial features of the stimulus.
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Metadaten
Titel
Influence of emotional stimulus valence on inhibitory control in adults with and without ADHD
verfasst von
Mikael Cavallet
Tiffany M. Chaim-Avancini
Claudinei E. Biazoli Jr.
Paulo R. Bazán
Maria Aparecida da Silva
Paulo Jannuzzi Cunha
Carmen S. Miguel
Geraldo F. Busatto
Mario R. Louzã
Luiz G. Gawryszewski
Publikationsdatum
01.11.2016
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Experimental Brain Research / Ausgabe 11/2016
Print ISSN: 0014-4819
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1106
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-016-4719-0

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