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Mind-reading video game helps children with ADHD concentrate better

By Alice Klein

24 August 2018

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Mind-controlled video games could help children with ADHD to concentrate better

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Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be able learn to focus better by practising a video game that is controlled by their minds.

Concentration problems are common among children with ADHD. Stimulant drugs like Ritalin and Adderall can help, but they sometimes cause side-effects like insomnia and moodiness.

at the Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School and her colleagues wondered if video games could offer another way to improve focus in children with ADHD.

They developed a video game called CogoLand in which…

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