Mendes, de Paula, and Miranda (2024) examined background music and attentional networks in 76 children with and without ADHD. Both groups made fewer errors with background music compared to silence; the effect did not differ significantly between ADHD and non-ADHD children (interaction p = .18). The authors suggested motivation as a possible mechanism but noted that future studies are needed to validate this.
Woods et al. (2024), published in Communications Biology, found that music with specific amplitude modulations supported sustained attention in listeners with ADHD symptoms. This suggests that the temporal structure of music, not just its presence, matters for ADHD benefit.
A 2023 systematic review by Martin-Moratinos et al. (JMIR) of 17 studies found that slow tempo music brought ADHD children's performance closest to control group levels, while fast tempos increased errors.
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