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Executive functioning in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: questioning the notion of planning deficits with heart rate reactivity

Perrin, Paul B., Case, Kimberly Horn, Byrd, Dana L., Snipes, Daniel J., Anderson, Kristopher L., Berg, W. Keith·2014·ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders
DOI 10.1007/s12402-013-0118-6
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This study employed a paired stimulus paradigm to compare phasic changes in heart rate among children (age categories 6-8, 9-10, and 11-12) and adults (age categories 18-19 and 20-22) with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and age-matched controls. A sample of 95 participants (19 ADHD-diagnosed children, 34 controls, 20 ADHD-diagnosed adults, and 22 controls) solved a planning task, the Tower of London, through 4 levels of difficulty. It was hypothesized that groups with ADHD would show greater heart rate acceleration and less final deceleration than would controls, and that these heart rate responses would change with age and difficulty level as well. Though heart rate differences were found among age categories and difficulty levels, none were found between participants with ADHD and controls. The lack of ADHD differences are not consistent with the behavioral evidence that planning by itself is one of the marked executive function deficits in ADHD. Because ADHD differences were not evident, the effects either were not present or were smaller than that of difficulty level and age. Possible explanations for this lack of difference and future directions are discussed.

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  • Perrin et al. (2014) conclude that ADHD may not suffer from an EF planning deficit and that the task may have been excessively engaging, since feedback was given on each trial, so this may have reduced any arousal regulation difficulties in ADHD.

    “The authors conclude that ADHD may not suffer from an EF planning deficit and that the task may have been excessively engaging, since feedback was given on each trial, so this may have reduced any arousal regulation difficulties in ADHD.”

    From Is autonomic nervous system function atypical in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? A systematic review of the evidence (2020) · cites this paper as Perrin et al., 2014

  • Perrin et al. (2014) found no significant differences between groups on HR acceleration or deceleration, or task performance.

    “Perrin et al. (2014) measured HR in a wide age range of children and adults with ADHD and controls while they performed an age-adjusted version of the Tower of London (TOL) task but found no significant differences between groups on HR acceleration or deceleration, or task performance.”

    From Is autonomic nervous system function atypical in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? A systematic review of the evidence (2020) · cites this paper as Perrin et al., 2014

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Authors
Perrin, P. B., Case, K. H., Byrd, D. L., Snipes, D. J., Anderson, K. L., & Berg, W. K.
Affiliations
  • Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
  • University of Florida (US)
Corresponding author
Perrin, Paul B.
ORCID
Venue
ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2013-10-12
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
1-10
ISSN
  • 1866-6116 (ISSN-L)
  • 1866-6647
DOI
10.1007/s12402-013-0118-6
OpenAlex
W2003022579
Cited by
6
References
52
Citations by year
2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2015: 1
FWCI
0.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, executive function, planning deficits, heart rate reactivity, autonomic nervous system, Tower of London, task difficulty, age differences, children and adults
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Aging, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Psychomotor Performance, Case-Control Studies, Young Adult, Executive Function

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