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Dual System for Enhancing Cognitive Abilities of Children with ADHD Using Leap Motion and eye-Tracking Technologies

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a brain disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that affects with development or functioning. It affects 3–5% of all American and European children. The objective of this paper is to develop and test a dual system for the rehabilitation of cognitive functions in children with ADHD. A technological platform has been developed using the “. NET framework”, which makes use of two physiological sensors, −an eye-tracker and a hand gesture recognition sensor- in order to provide children with the opportunity to develop their learning and attention skills. The two physiological sensors we utilized for the development are the Tobii X1 Light Eye Tracker and the Leap Motion. SUS and QUIS questionnaires have been carried out. 19 users tested the system and the average age was 10.88 years (SD = 3.14). The results obtained after tests were performed were quite positive and hopeful. The learning of the users caused by the system and the interfaces item got a high punctuation with a mean of 7.34 (SD = 1.06) for SUS questionnaire and 7.73 (SD = 0.6) for QUIS questionnaire. We didn’t find differences between boys and girls. The developed multimodal rehabilitation system can help to children with attention deficit and learning issues. Moreover, the teachers may utilize this system to track the progression of their students and see their behavior.

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This research has been partially supported by the European Commission under the project ICT-24-2016–732375 named “FocusLocus: ADHD management Gaming System for educational achievement and social inclusion”.

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  1. University of Deusto, Avenida de las Universidades 24, 48007, Bilbao, Spain

    Begoña Garcia-Zapirain

  2. Department of Signal Theory and Communications, and Telematics Engineering, University of Valladolid, Paseo de Belén, 15, 47011, Valladolid, Spain

    Isabel de la Torre Díez & Miguel López-Coronado

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Garcia-Zapirain, B., de la Torre Díez, I. & López-Coronado, M. Dual System for Enhancing Cognitive Abilities of Children with ADHD Using Leap Motion and eye-Tracking Technologies. J Med Syst 41, 111 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-017-0757-9

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