Huysmans, Sara (2024) Investigating the correlation of brain activity modulation following mindfulness meditation with ADHD symptom scores. Bachelor's Thesis, Artificial Intelligence.
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Abstract
Previous research suggests that adults with ADHD have altered EEG band powers and that mindfulness meditation can potentially impact these frequencies. These researches mainly found alterations in the alpha band power, theta/beta ratio (TBR) and the delta/alpha ratio (DAR) for adults with ADHD. This study focuses on the effects of mindfulness meditation on this alpha band power, TBR and DAR. A possible correlation between the degree to which the change is pronounced and the ADHD symptom scores is investigated. It is hypothesized that a more pronounced increase in the alpha band power and a more pronounced decrease in TBR and DAR will be found in the adults with high ADHD-symptom scores. Participants (N=26) were categorized into low and high ADHD-symptom groups based on ASRS-v1.1 scores and underwent a paired-choice reaction time task before and after a 10-minute mindfulness meditation session. EEG data were collected using a Muse2 headset. Results showed significant improvements in cognitive performance post-meditation in the low ADHD-symptom adults. Results of the EEG recordings did not show significant difference between the pre- and post-meditation condition. However, baseline differences were found in the alpha band power, TBR and DAR between the low and high ADHD-symptom scoring adults that need further research.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor's Thesis) |
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| Supervisor name: | Vortmann, L. |
| Degree programme: | Artificial Intelligence |
| Thesis type: | Bachelor's Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2024 12:08 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2024 12:54 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/33502 |
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