[Music] could a videogame end ADHD the answer is
could a videogame end ADHD the answer is
could a videogame end ADHD the answer is yes and today I’m gonna tell you how we
yes and today I’m gonna tell you how we
yes and today I’m gonna tell you how we might get there let’s start with some
might get there let’s start with some
might get there let’s start with some background ADHD stands for attention
background ADHD stands for attention
background ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder it
deficit hyperactivity disorder it
deficit hyperactivity disorder it affects about 10% of all children and 5%
affects about 10% of all children and 5%
affects about 10% of all children and 5% of adults and it actually is defined as
of adults and it actually is defined as
of adults and it actually is defined as the presence of inattention impulsivity
the presence of inattention impulsivity
the presence of inattention impulsivity and hyperactivity so if we’re going to
and hyperactivity so if we’re going to
and hyperactivity so if we’re going to end
end
end ADHD what we really need to do is
ADHD what we really need to do is
ADHD what we really need to do is improve your ability to pay attention
improve your ability to pay attention
improve your ability to pay attention improve your impulse control and improve
improve your impulse control and improve
improve your impulse control and improve your ability to keep calm and relaxed
your ability to keep calm and relaxed
your ability to keep calm and relaxed and the question becomes how do we
and the question becomes how do we
and the question becomes how do we improve these skills and the answer is
improve these skills and the answer is
improve these skills and the answer is simple we improve these skills the same
simple we improve these skills the same
simple we improve these skills the same way we improve any other skill through
way we improve any other skill through
way we improve any other skill through practice so how do we practice paying
practice so how do we practice paying
practice so how do we practice paying attention how do we practice controlling
attention how do we practice controlling
attention how do we practice controlling our impulses and how do we practice
our impulses and how do we practice
our impulses and how do we practice keeping calm and relaxed that’s where
keeping calm and relaxed that’s where
keeping calm and relaxed that’s where video games come in so let’s start with
video games come in so let’s start with
video games come in so let’s start with attention if I’m going to practice and
attention if I’m going to practice and
attention if I’m going to practice and improve my ability to pay attention well
improve my ability to pay attention well
improve my ability to pay attention well first I need to know when I’m paying
first I need to know when I’m paying
first I need to know when I’m paying attention that’s not always intuitive on
attention that’s not always intuitive on
attention that’s not always intuitive on a moment-to-moment basis especially for
a moment-to-moment basis especially for
a moment-to-moment basis especially for children but with an EEG headset I can
children but with an EEG headset I can
children but with an EEG headset I can actually measure your brain activity and
actually measure your brain activity and
actually measure your brain activity and I can see when you’re focused and when
I can see when you’re focused and when
I can see when you’re focused and when you’re distracted and I can feed that
you’re distracted and I can feed that
you’re distracted and I can feed that information into a video game so that if
information into a video game so that if
information into a video game so that if you’re focused and you’re paying
you’re focused and you’re paying
you’re focused and you’re paying attention this meter will fill up and
attention this meter will fill up and
attention this meter will fill up and your green dragon will fly faster and
your green dragon will fly faster and
your green dragon will fly faster and faster and if you lose focus and if you
faster and if you lose focus and if you
faster and if you lose focus and if you get distracted the dragon will slow down
get distracted the dragon will slow down
get distracted the dragon will slow down and you’ll lose through this mechanism
and you’ll lose through this mechanism
and you’ll lose through this mechanism kids can practice paying attention and
kids can practice paying attention and
kids can practice paying attention and improve in a fun and engaging way
improve in a fun and engaging way
improve in a fun and engaging way so paying attention is a start the kids
so paying attention is a start the kids
so paying attention is a start the kids with ADHD also suffer from impulsivity
with ADHD also suffer from impulsivity
with ADHD also suffer from impulsivity engaging in behavior that seems
engaging in behavior that seems
engaging in behavior that seems rewarding but is not in our long-term
rewarding but is not in our long-term
rewarding but is not in our long-term best interests so how do we practice
best interests so how do we practice
best interests so how do we practice impulse control
impulse control
impulse control we can’t very well put a bunch of
we can’t very well put a bunch of
we can’t very well put a bunch of temptations in front of a child and tell
temptations in front of a child and tell
temptations in front of a child and tell them to sit still and practice resisting
them to sit still and practice resisting
them to sit still and practice resisting but we can do just that in a video game
but we can do just that in a video game
but we can do just that in a video game in this game you get to do something
in this game you get to do something
in this game you get to do something really cool you get to tap the screen
really cool you get to tap the screen
really cool you get to tap the screen breathe fire and destroy these monsters
breathe fire and destroy these monsters
breathe fire and destroy these monsters that fly at you which is a lot of fun
that fly at you which is a lot of fun
that fly at you which is a lot of fun but the game gives you a set of
but the game gives you a set of
but the game gives you a set of instructions saying only certain kinds
instructions saying only certain kinds
instructions saying only certain kinds of monsters can be destroyed and others
of monsters can be destroyed and others
of monsters can be destroyed and others like this green one have to be ignored
like this green one have to be ignored
like this green one have to be ignored you have to control your impulse to tap
you have to control your impulse to tap
you have to control your impulse to tap the screen and breathe fire and blow up
the screen and breathe fire and blow up
the screen and breathe fire and blow up all these monsters and you have to do
all these monsters and you have to do
all these monsters and you have to do that over and over and over again
that over and over and over again
that over and over and over again controlling all those impulses and by
controlling all those impulses and by
controlling all those impulses and by practicing that impulse control over and
practicing that impulse control over and
practicing that impulse control over and over again you actually rewire your
over again you actually rewire your
over again you actually rewire your brain and you’re able to improve your
brain and you’re able to improve your
brain and you’re able to improve your impulse control in your daily life
impulse control in your daily life
impulse control in your daily life finally we have hyperactivity which is
finally we have hyperactivity which is
finally we have hyperactivity which is present and some but not all cases of
present and some but not all cases of
present and some but not all cases of ADHD how do we practice keeping calm and
ADHD how do we practice keeping calm and
ADHD how do we practice keeping calm and relaxed well that same headset that’s
relaxed well that same headset that’s
relaxed well that same headset that’s used to measure your brain activity can
used to measure your brain activity can
used to measure your brain activity can also measure your body movement and your
also measure your body movement and your
also measure your body movement and your muscle tension and again can feed that
muscle tension and again can feed that
muscle tension and again can feed that information into a video game so that
information into a video game so that
information into a video game so that the more calm I am the more relaxed and
the more calm I am the more relaxed and
the more calm I am the more relaxed and still I sit the better I do in the game
still I sit the better I do in the game
still I sit the better I do in the game and if I tense up or if I move around
and if I tense up or if I move around
and if I tense up or if I move around too much then I lose points I’m
too much then I lose points I’m
too much then I lose points I’m penalized so through these three game
penalized so through these three game
penalized so through these three game mechanics kids can practice paying
mechanics kids can practice paying
mechanics kids can practice paying attention practice controlling their
attention practice controlling their
attention practice controlling their impulses and practice keeping calm in a
impulses and practice keeping calm in a
impulses and practice keeping calm in a way that’s fun and engaging and improve
way that’s fun and engaging and improve
way that’s fun and engaging and improve as a result now this all sounds good but
as a result now this all sounds good but
as a result now this all sounds good but you might be wondering does it actually
you might be wondering does it actually
you might be wondering does it actually work and happy to say that the results
work and happy to say that the results
work and happy to say that the results are in and the answer seems to be that
are in and the answer seems to be that
are in and the answer seems to be that yes it does and we know this because we
yes it does and we know this because we
yes it does and we know this because we conducted a ran
conducted a ran
conducted a ran is controlled clinical study with a
is controlled clinical study with a
is controlled clinical study with a researcher at Duke University and in
researcher at Duke University and in
researcher at Duke University and in that study what we did is we took sixty
that study what we did is we took sixty
that study what we did is we took sixty children with ADHD and we randomized
children with ADHD and we randomized
children with ADHD and we randomized them into two groups one group used a
them into two groups one group used a
them into two groups one group used a video game intervention like you just
video game intervention like you just
video game intervention like you just saw for ten weeks three times a week 30
saw for ten weeks three times a week 30
saw for ten weeks three times a week 30 minutes each session the other group of
minutes each session the other group of
minutes each session the other group of kids continued their normal ADHD
kids continued their normal ADHD
kids continued their normal ADHD treatments in most cases that was
treatments in most cases that was
treatments in most cases that was medications like adderall and Ritalin
medications like adderall and Ritalin
medications like adderall and Ritalin some cases it was therapy and at the end
some cases it was therapy and at the end
some cases it was therapy and at the end of the 10 weeks we looked at their
of the 10 weeks we looked at their
of the 10 weeks we looked at their improvements on a variety of ADHD
improvements on a variety of ADHD
improvements on a variety of ADHD assessments we looked at how parents
assessments we looked at how parents
assessments we looked at how parents said their children performed at school
said their children performed at school
said their children performed at school and at home and a variety of rating
and at home and a variety of rating
and at home and a variety of rating scales and we looked objectively at
scales and we looked objectively at
scales and we looked objectively at children’s performance on tasks designed
children’s performance on tasks designed
children’s performance on tasks designed to measure their ability to pay
to measure their ability to pay
to measure their ability to pay attention and have self-control the
attention and have self-control the
attention and have self-control the results from this study were staggering
results from this study were staggering
results from this study were staggering we found that kids using the video game
we found that kids using the video game
we found that kids using the video game intervention improved almost four times
intervention improved almost four times
intervention improved almost four times as much as kids using traditional
as much as kids using traditional
as much as kids using traditional treatments and in many cases after only
treatments and in many cases after only
treatments and in many cases after only 10 weeks kids using the video game no
10 weeks kids using the video game no
10 weeks kids using the video game no longer met the symptom criteria for ADHD
this technology is available today and
this technology is available today and this is just the beginning there’s more
this is just the beginning there’s more
this is just the beginning there’s more research to be done but we’ve unlocked a
research to be done but we’ve unlocked a
research to be done but we’ve unlocked a powerful tool for improving ADHD
powerful tool for improving ADHD
powerful tool for improving ADHD symptoms and children and this doesn’t
symptoms and children and this doesn’t
symptoms and children and this doesn’t stop at ADHD this technology has
stop at ADHD this technology has
stop at ADHD this technology has applications for training a wide range
applications for training a wide range
applications for training a wide range of cognitive abilities and we may all
of cognitive abilities and we may all
of cognitive abilities and we may all soon be using video games to train our
soon be using video games to train our
soon be using video games to train our brain so today i’ve told you about how
brain so today i’ve told you about how
brain so today i’ve told you about how kids were able to use video games in the
kids were able to use video games in the
kids were able to use video games in the concept of practice to improve their
concept of practice to improve their
concept of practice to improve their ADHD symptoms and i think was really
ADHD symptoms and i think was really
ADHD symptoms and i think was really amazing as these kids were able to
amazing as these kids were able to
amazing as these kids were able to change something about themselves that
change something about themselves that
change something about themselves that they thought was unchangeable that they
they thought was unchangeable that they
they thought was unchangeable that they were told was fixed and while the
were told was fixed and while the
were told was fixed and while the technology surely helped it was these
technology surely helped it was these
technology surely helped it was these kids own efforts that led to these
kids own efforts that led to these
kids own efforts that led to these improvements so what about you all I’m
improvements so what about you all I’m
improvements so what about you all I’m sure that your whole life you’ve been
sure that your whole life you’ve been
sure that your whole life you’ve been told or you’ve been led to believe
told or you’ve been led to believe
told or you’ve been led to believe that certain aspects of your brain or
that certain aspects of your brain or
that certain aspects of your brain or your personality are fixed that that’s
your personality are fixed that that’s
your personality are fixed that that’s just who you are our research shows that
just who you are our research shows that
just who you are our research shows that that’s just not the case
that’s just not the case
that’s just not the case that with the right amount of practice
that with the right amount of practice
that with the right amount of practice the right amount of effort and maybe
the right amount of effort and maybe
the right amount of effort and maybe even the help of a video game you could
even the help of a video game you could
even the help of a video game you could do what these kids did you could change
do what these kids did you could change
do what these kids did you could change thank you
thank you
thank you [Music]
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