Using real-time brain signals to predict and prevent attention lapses in kids

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Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children in Canada have found a method to predict and prevent attention lapses in children using real-time brain signals. This study could lead to new approaches in educational and healthcare settings.

Inside a deep brain stimulation program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), researchers have discovered a brain signal that predicts when a child is about to lose attention—and that a brief, targeted intervention in response to that signal can restore their focus. Their study, published in Nature Neuroscience, represents the first time this approach for attention control has been studied in people.