Neurofeedback and brain-computer interface: development and evaluation of a game designed to help in the detection of ADHD

• Autor(a) principal: Marçal, Edgar
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Costa, Nayara Magda Gomes Barbosa da, Menezes, Carlos Eduardo, Peixoto Júnior, Arnaldo Aires, Sanders, Lia Lira Olivier, Queiroz, Keviny Magalhães, Oliveira, Ellen Castro, Mota, Luana Maria Queiroga Ponciano
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/33752
• topic: Neurofeedback; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Brain-Computer Interfaces; Neuropsychological tests.; Neurorretroalimentación.; Trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad; Interfaces cerebro-ordenador; Pruebas neuropsicológicas.; Neuro retroalimentação; Transtorno do déficit de atenção com hiperatividade; Interfaces cérebro-computador; Testes neuropsicológicos.

Neuropsychological assessment uses interviews, observations, and the application of tests to assist in the investigation and diagnosis process. Some technologies have emerged to assist neuropsychological assessment and therapy, such as neurofeedback. We describe the construction process of a neurofeedback game with a Brain-Computer Interface wireless aimed at helping the detection of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Two children, one with and one without the disorder, tested the tool. Regarding usability, the experiments showed that both five-year-old participants could fully use the game, performing all the tasks contained in it. The EEG wave behaviors obtained by the solution for the child who had the disorder were like those of ADHD patients found in other studies. In particular, the data generated showed alpha-type activities more frequently in children with ADHD.