EAGER: Immersive Brain Painting for College Students with ADHD

EAGER：为患有多动症的大学生提供沉浸式大脑绘画

• 批准号: 2040711
• 负责人: Marvin Andujar
• 金额: $ 8.02万
• 依托单位: University of South Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-09-01 至 2023-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2040711&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; Immersive; Brain; Painting; College

Each year many students diagnosed with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) enroll in universities to pursue a degree; overall, it is estimated that up to 8% of college students with known disabilities are diagnosed with ADHD, while there are of course many more who are not formally diagnosed and for whom ADHD is a hidden disability. As a concrete example, the awardee institution currently has approximately 1,500 students with known disabilities of whom 342 are ADHD. Typically, these students are expected to perform at the same level as those with a high attention span; curricula and lectures are not designed with ADHD students in mind. So, while ADHD students may spend more time studying outside the classroom to compensate, they often fail to notice their attention has drifted until precious time has been wasted. Currently, there is no immersive neurophysiological tool to help improve attention retention and reduce mind wandering. The objective of this research is to explore to what extent ADHD students' attention retention can be improved through creating paintings with a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI). If successful, project outcomes will have broad impact by paving the way to a better and more successful life for students with poor attention spans, whether or not diagnosed with ADHD.The research will establish a comprehensive and empirical method of investigating the effects of painting with the brain using a P300 stimulus to improve attention retention. Subjects will need to focus on a stimulus on a computer screen to create their desired image, which will require a lot of concentration to complete the task accurately and in a short amount of time. This skill once acquired could transfer to other situations requiring prolonged attention, thereby helping the students perform more successfully in school.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

每年，许多被诊断出患有注意力缺陷和多动症障碍（ADHD）的学生参加了大学的学位；总体而言，据估计，多达8％的已知残疾大学生被诊断出患有多动症，而当然还有更多未正式诊断的人，而多动症是隐藏的残疾。 作为一个具体的例子，获奖者机构目前有大约1,500名已知残疾学生，其中342名是多动症。 通常，这些学生应与注意范围高的学生保持相同​​的水平。课程和讲座不是考虑到多动症学生的设计。 因此，尽管多动症学生可能会花更多的时间在课堂外学习以进行补偿，但他们常常没有注意到他们的注意力一直在漂移，直到浪费了宝贵的时间。 当前，没有沉浸式神经生理学工具可以帮助提高注意力保留率并减少思维徘徊。 这项研究的目的是探索通过使用脑部计算机界面（BCI）创建绘画，可以在多大程度上提高多动症学生的注意力。 如果成功的话，项目成果将通过为注意力低下的学生铺平道路，从而为患有不良注意力的学生铺平道路，更成功的生活。该研究将建立一种全面的，经验的方法，用于使用p300刺激来研究大脑绘画的效果，以提高注意力的关注。 受试者将需要专注于计算机屏幕上的刺激，以创建所需的图像，这将需要大量的浓度才能准确地完成任务。 曾经获得的这项技能可以转移到需要长时间关注的其他情况下，从而帮助学生在学校中取得了更大的成功。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并且使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估审查标准。