Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 department of psychology,faculty of psychology,islamic azad university,roudhen ,iran

2 ‏‪Behavioral sciences Research Center, Life style institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.‬‏ shokofeh radar - MD - Child Psychiatrist-assistant professor ‏

3 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Rooden Azad University, Iran

4 Associate Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Rooden Azad University, Iran

Abstract

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder. Risky decision making and active memory weakness are components of this disorder whose negative implications are known.. The purpose of the study was to increase the working memory and reduce risky decision By stimulating the forehead with the device tDCS device In children with ADHD .
This was a quasi-experimental study with single-subject study design, in which 24 children with attention deficit disorder and active participants were 7-11 years old. The children were randomly divided into intervention and control group . The intervention group was intervened At 10 sessions a day in between and 20 minutes each session. Assessments were one day before the intervention, one day after the end of intervention, and two months after the end of the intervention. Bart's test was used to assess risky decision and in order to evaluate the working memory, we used N-BACK task. To analyze the data, covariance analysis and effect size were used. the findings from the analysis of the charts showed that the brain electrical stimulation program improved risk decision making and work memory in this children.

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