Effects of School-Based Neurofeedback Training on Attention in Students with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities
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| Title: | Effects of School-Based Neurofeedback Training on Attention in Students with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Michal Gacek (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2025 55(8):2884-2895. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Program Effectiveness, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Biofeedback, Attention, Training, Foreign Countries, Special Schools |
| Geographic Terms: | Poland |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Raven Progressive Matrices |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-024-06400-8 |
| ISSN: | 0162-3257 1573-3432 |
| Abstract: | In this study we aimed to assess the influence of school-based neurofeedback training on the attention of students with autism and intellectual disabilities. We assessed 24 students of a special education center who attended neurofeedback training sessions during the schoolyear; we also assessed 25 controls from the same center. We used two computer tasks to assess sustained attention in simple and cognitively demanding test situations, and we used a pen-and-paper task to assess selective attention. Each student who took part in the study was tested at the beginning and at the end of the schoolyear. Students from the experimental group significantly improved their performance in the task related to sustained attention to simple stimuli. No performance improvement related to neurofeedback treatment was observed in either sustained attention in cognitively demanding situations or selective attention. School-based neurofeedback training may improve sustained attention to simple stimuli in students with developmental disabilities. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1478221 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | In this study we aimed to assess the influence of school-based neurofeedback training on the attention of students with autism and intellectual disabilities. We assessed 24 students of a special education center who attended neurofeedback training sessions during the schoolyear; we also assessed 25 controls from the same center. We used two computer tasks to assess sustained attention in simple and cognitively demanding test situations, and we used a pen-and-paper task to assess selective attention. Each student who took part in the study was tested at the beginning and at the end of the schoolyear. Students from the experimental group significantly improved their performance in the task related to sustained attention to simple stimuli. No performance improvement related to neurofeedback treatment was observed in either sustained attention in cognitively demanding situations or selective attention. School-based neurofeedback training may improve sustained attention to simple stimuli in students with developmental disabilities. |
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| ISSN: | 0162-3257 1573-3432 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-024-06400-8 |
