EFEITOS DO TRANSTORNO OBSESSIVO-COMPULSIVO NO PROCESSAMENTO VISUAL E COGNITIVO

Abstract

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by the presence of intrusive and unwanted obsessions or compulsions, which cause significant suffering in the lives of those affected. Neuroimaging studies show changes in the orbitofrontal cortex, basal ganglia and cortico-striatum-thalamo-cortical, structures that are related to behavioral aspects. Cognitive deficits in patients affected by OCD include visual slowing and dysfunction in the processing of visual information. The disorder has been considered to involve failures in the cognitive inhibitory process and the behavioral inhibitory process. In this sense, the study aimed a priori to investigate whether OCD is related to some type of visual and cognitive changes based on eye tracking measures in adults with and without the disorder. The sample consisted of 6 participants from the EG and 6 participants from the CG. The Eye Tracker equipment was used to evaluate eye movements. The results showed no significant results for eye movements, corroborating previous research.