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2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Eye gaze measurement in persons with ADHD and ASD using an eye tracker

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 19K08055
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 52030:Psychiatry-related
Research InstitutionShowa University

Principal Investigator

Iwanami Akira  昭和大学, 医学部, 教授 (80276518)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 高塩 理  昭和大学, 医学部, 准教授 (00384256)
岡島 由佳  昭和大学, 医学部, 准教授 (50317525)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
KeywordsADHD / ASD / アイトラッカー / 生物学的指標
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We sought biological indicators that could differentiate between ADHD and ASD, the major developmental disorders of adulthood. It has been reported that persons with ASD look at people's faces less frequently in still or moving image tasks, and that they look at eyes less frequently among faces. In this study, eye tracking with an eye tracker was used to measure eye gaze in adult subjects with ADHD and ASD while they were watching a video task. The results showed that adults with ASD looked at people or eyes less frequently, while this was not the case with ADHD. The results suggest that gaze measurement may be used to differentiate between the two groups.

Free Research Field

精神医学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

臨床的にADHDとASDはしばしば鑑別が困難である。特に成人のケースにおいては、両者の精神症状や問題行動が類似していることが多い。このため両者を鑑別可能な生物学的指標を明らかにすることにより、発達障害の診療はより充実したものになると考えられる。ADHDに対しては薬物療法が有効であるが、診断に至らないため、適切な治療が行われていないこともしばしばみられる。新たな生物学的指標を得ることにより、より適切な診療が可能になると考えられる。

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Published: 2023-01-30  

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