On the impairment of executive control of attention in chronic tinnitus: Evidence from the attention network test
Jensen M, Hüttenrauch E, Müller-Mazzotta J, Stuck BA, Weise C (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2021
Journal
Book Volume: 414
Article Number: 113493
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113493
Abstract
Subjective, chronic tinnitus is a condition that is common in most populations. Whereas many individuals tend to habituate to tinnitus over time, for some their attention seems pathologically drawn towards the sensation. For this subgroup of individuals with severe tinnitus, dysfunctional executive attention has been suggested to be implicated in the failure to habituate. However, since most previous studies have used attention tests with low validity and specificity in this assessment, there is a need for further corroborating studies. In the present study, the Attention Network Test was used to compare mainly the efficiency of executive attention between a group of individuals with chronic tinnitus (TG; n = 33) and a healthy control group (CG; n = 37). The results showed that individuals with chronic tinnitus, compared to the CG, did not present with a specific impairment in executive control of attention, nor in any of the other two attention domains. These findings are discussed in relation to the sampling characteristics in this study, which might have led to the sample being more homogenous and high functioning than samples in tinnitus studies generally. Overall, this study suggests that tinnitus and executive control of attention impairment might not be directly related, and that the latter might not necessarily be associated with the maintenance of the condition.
Involved external institutions
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Germany (DE)
Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (UKGM)
Germany (DE)
Germany (DE)
Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (UKGM)
Germany (DE)
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APA:
Jensen, M., Hüttenrauch, E., Müller-Mazzotta, J., Stuck, B.A., & Weise, C. (2021). On the impairment of executive control of attention in chronic tinnitus: Evidence from the attention network test. Behavioural Brain Research, 414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113493
MLA:
Jensen, Martin, et al. "On the impairment of executive control of attention in chronic tinnitus: Evidence from the attention network test." Behavioural Brain Research 414 (2021).
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