Pawlak, Mikolaj (2025) Visual Distraction or Aid? EEG and Behavioral Effects of Background Dynamic Visual Stimuli on Attention and Comprehension in ADHD. Bachelor's Thesis, Artificial Intelligence.
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Abstract
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is marked by difficulties sustaining focus and distractability to external stimuli. A recent trend on platforms like TikTok pairs informational content with unrelated “oddly satisfying” videos , raising questions about whether such background visual stimuli help or hinder attention. This study examined the impact of an unrelated background video on listening comprehension and brain activity in young adults with high and low ADHD symptoms. The EEG activity indicated higher cognitive arousal after descriptive statistical analysis, albeit the presence of a background video had almost no change in quiz performance for both groups (differences ≤1 point). These findings suggest that while additional distractions are typically assumed to worsen task performance for individuals with ADHD, not all would have a direct impairing effect on performance itself, and could even satisfy the need for “variation” in obtaining new information. Further research with larger samples is needed to confirm these trends and determine when such stimuli can act as a distraction versus an aid.
| 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: | 26 Aug 2025 13:21 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Aug 2025 13:22 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/36842 |
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