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University of Geneva
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Schedule
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
3:00 PM Europe/Paris
Domain
PsychologyHost
AFC Lab & CARLA Talk Series
Duration
70 minutes
Vulnerability to distraction varies across the general population and significantly affects one’s capacity to stay focused on and successfully complete the task at hand, whether at school, on the road, or at work. In this talk, I will begin by discussing how distractibility is typically assessed in the literature and introduce our innovative ERP approach to measuring it. Since distractibility is a cardinal symptom of ADHD, I will introduce its most widely used paper-and-pencil screening tool for the general population as external validation. Following that, I will present the Load Theory of Attention and explain how we used perceptual load to test the reliability of our neural marker of distractibility. Finally, I will highlight potential future applications of this marker in clinical and educational settings.
Shadee Thiam
University of Geneva
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