Anticipatory Electrodermal Response as a Differentiating Somatic Marker Between Children with ADHD and Controls

Michie Odle; Judith A Ouellette

doi:10.1007/s10484-016-9336-y

Anticipatory Electrodermal Response as a Differentiating Somatic Marker Between Children with ADHD and Controls

Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2016 Dec;41(4):375-380. doi: 10.1007/s10484-016-9336-y.

Authors

Michie Odle¹, Judith A Ouellette²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, State University of New York College at Cortland, Old Main Room 132, P.O. Box 2000, Cortland, NY, 13045, USA. [email protected].
² Department of Psychology, State University of New York College at Cortland, Old Main Room 132, P.O. Box 2000, Cortland, NY, 13045, USA.

PMID: 27272970
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-016-9336-y

Abstract

Six children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and five control children between the ages of 9 and 11 years were administered an adapted version of the Iowa Gambling Task while measuring anticipatory electrodermal response (EDR). Anticipatory EDR measures were compared between groups. Results indicate that the ADHD group exhibited significantly lower autonomic reactivity to anticipated consequences, evidencing a neuropsychological profile similar to patients with lesions in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.

Keywords: Anticipatory Electrodermal Response (EDR); Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Iowa Gambling Task; Prefrontal cortex; Somatic marker.

MeSH terms

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / complications*
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / psychology*
Case-Control Studies
Child
Choice Behavior / physiology
Galvanic Skin Response / physiology*
Gambling
Humans
Male
Prefrontal Cortex / pathology
Probability