BACKGROUND
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder
(ADHD)
is
a
common
neurodevelopmental
in
school-aged
children.
The
lack
of
objective
biomarkers
for
ADHD
often
results
missed
diagnoses
or
misdiagnoses,
which
lead
to
inappropriate
delayed
interventions.
Eye-tracking
technology
provides
an
method
assess
children’s
neuropsychological
behavior.
OBJECTIVE
aim
this
study
was
develop
and
reliable
auxiliary
diagnostic
system
using
eye-tracking
technology.
This
would
be
valuable
screening
schools
communities
may
help
identify
the
clinical
diagnosis
ADHD.
METHODS
We
conducted
case-control
children
with
typically
developing
(TD)
designed
assessment
paradigm
based
on
core
cognitive
deficits
extracted
various
digital
that
represented
participant
behaviors.
These
developmental
patterns
were
compared
between
TD
groups.
Machine
learning
(ML)
implemented
validate
ability
predict
performance
ML
models
evaluated
5-fold
cross-validation.
RESULTS
recruited
216
participants,
whom
94
(43.5%)
122
(56.5%)
group
showed
significantly
poorer
(for
accuracy
completion
time)
than
prosaccade,
antisaccade,
saccade
tasks.
In
addition,
there
substantial
differences
biomarkers,
such
as
pupil
diameter
fluctuation,
regularity
gaze
trajectory,
fixations
unrelated
areas.
Although
task
speed
increased
over
time,
their
eye-movement
remained
irregular.
aged
5
6
years
outperformed
9
10
years,
difference
relatively
stable
indicated
followed
unique
pattern.
model
effective
discriminating
groups,
achieving
area
under
curve
0.965
0.908.
CONCLUSIONS
proposed
effectively
identified
aspects
constructed
these
achieved
high
reliability
identifying
Our
can
facilitate
early
provide
clinicians
reference.
Nutrients,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(12), P. 1950 - 1950
Published: June 19, 2024
Consumers
often
cite
cognitive
improvements
as
reasons
for
making
dietary
changes
or
using
supplements,
a
motivation
that
if
leveraged
could
greatly
enhance
public
health.
However,
rarely
is
it
considered
whether
standardized
tests
are
used
in
nutrition
research
aligned
to
outcomes
of
interest
the
consumer.
This
knowledge
gap
presents
challenge
scientific
substantiation
nutrition-based
health
benefits.
Here
we
combined
focus
group
transcript
review
reflexive
thematic
analysis
and
multidisciplinary
expert
panel
exercise
evaluate
applicability
performance
tools/tasks
substantiating
specific
benefits
articulated
by
consumers
with
objectives
(1)
understand
how
comprehend
potential
brain
health,
(2)
determine
alignment
between
desired
validated
tools.
We
derived
‘Consumer
Taxonomy
Cognitive
Affective
Health
Nutrition
Research’
which
describes
affective
structure
from
perspective.
Experts
agreed
exist
some
consumer
including
focused
attention,
sustained
episodic
memory,
energy
levels,
anxiety.
Prospective
flow,
presence
represented
novel
require
development
validation
new
Closing
science
fostering
co-creative
approaches
critical
products
recommendations
support
realizable
benefit
BACKGROUND
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder
(ADHD)
is
a
common
neurodevelopmental
in
school-aged
children.
The
lack
of
objective
biomarkers
for
ADHD
often
results
missed
diagnoses
or
misdiagnoses,
which
lead
to
inappropriate
delayed
interventions.
Eye-tracking
technology
provides
an
method
assess
children’s
neuropsychological
behavior.
OBJECTIVE
aim
this
study
was
develop
and
reliable
auxiliary
diagnostic
system
using
eye-tracking
technology.
This
would
be
valuable
screening
schools
communities
may
help
identify
the
clinical
diagnosis
ADHD.
METHODS
We
conducted
case-control
children
with
typically
developing
(TD)
designed
assessment
paradigm
based
on
core
cognitive
deficits
extracted
various
digital
that
represented
participant
behaviors.
These
developmental
patterns
were
compared
between
TD
groups.
Machine
learning
(ML)
implemented
validate
ability
predict
performance
ML
models
evaluated
5-fold
cross-validation.
RESULTS
recruited
216
participants,
whom
94
(43.5%)
122
(56.5%)
group
showed
significantly
poorer
(for
accuracy
completion
time)
than
prosaccade,
antisaccade,
saccade
tasks.
In
addition,
there
substantial
differences
biomarkers,
such
as
pupil
diameter
fluctuation,
regularity
gaze
trajectory,
fixations
unrelated
areas.
Although
task
speed
increased
over
time,
their
eye-movement
remained
irregular.
aged
5
6
years
outperformed
9
10
years,
difference
relatively
stable
indicated
followed
unique
pattern.
model
effective
discriminating
groups,
achieving
area
under
curve
0.965
0.908.
CONCLUSIONS
proposed
effectively
identified
aspects
constructed
these
achieved
high
reliability
identifying
Our
can
facilitate
early
provide
clinicians
reference.