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Mechanisms of Learning in Adults with ADHD during an Ecologically-Valid Visual Discrimination Task
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Elizaveta Kuznetsova; Tuisku Tammi; Natalia Postnova; Jussi Palomäki; Benjamin Ultan Cowley – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2026
Objective: Learning unfolds in distinct stages--acquisition, consolidation, and maintenance--shaped by cognitive mechanisms such as saliency processing, interference control, and sustained attention. ADHD in adults is associated with deficits in these cognitive processes, which in turn might lead to learning difficulties. Method: Using a novel…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Visual Discrimination, Cognitive Processes