Attentional blink in adults with Tourette syndrome

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Abstract

An attentional blink (AB) paradigm was used to assess the ability of Tourette syndrome (TS) participants to detect and correctly identify two red target letters (T1 and T2) in a rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) task. An AB was demonstrated for both patients and controls; identification of the second target (T2) was impaired when it appeared within 200 - 500 ms of the first (T1). Interestingly, there was no difference between the groups in AB duration or magnitude. While there was a trend for reduced T2 identification in the TS group, this was not significant. Analysis of pre-target and post-target intrusion errors for T2 identification (as a function of T1-T2 interval) was conducted and, once again, no significant group differences were demonstrated. These results are indicative of a relative preservation of selective attention in TS.

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Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Gardner, B., Vardy, Y., Evans, N., Bradshaw, J. L., Shapiro, K., & Sheppard, D. (2006). Attentional blink in adults with Tourette syndrome. Australian Journal of Psychology, 58(3), 151–158. https://doi.org/10.1080/00049530600940240

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