Heightened Distraction under Competition in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Katherine J. McCain, Estelle N. Ayomen, Arash Mirifar, Heather Simpson Martin, Dominic Demeterfi, Daniel J. McNeil, Gian DePamphilis, Rami Hatem, Robyn Nelson, Grace Melville, Emma Hammes, Alexandra M. Lee, Ryan J. McCarty, Mindy Lee, Catherine Paciotti, , Andreas Keil
This study investigates attentional allocation to affective and disorder-relevant stimuli in OCD using ssVEPs and the DUC model, finding heightened distraction to unpleasant and OCD-evoking pictures in OCD participants.
bioRxiv · May 21, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience