Neurocognitive effects of HF-rTMS over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on the attentional processing of emotional information in healthy women: An event-related fMRI study

2010 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 487-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudi De Raedt ◽  
Lemke Leyman ◽  
Chris Baeken ◽  
Peter Van Schuerbeek ◽  
Rob Luypaert ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 1019-1028 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Leyman ◽  
R. De Raedt ◽  
M.-A. Vanderhasselt ◽  
C. Baeken

BackgroundEvidence suggests that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) might be a promising new treatment procedure for depression. However, underlying working mechanisms of this technique are yet unclear. Multiple sessions of rTMS may – apart from the reported antidepressant effects – cause primary improvements in attentional control over emotional information, modulated by changes in cortical brain excitability within stimulated prefrontal regions.MethodIn two experiments, we examined the temporary effects of high-frequency (HF) rTMS (10 Hz) applied over the left and right DLPFC on the attentional processing of emotional information and self-reported mood within samples of healthy volunteers.ResultsThe present study showed that one session of HF-rTMS over the right DLPFC produces instant impairments in the ability to inhibit negative information, in line with a characteristic cognitive vulnerability found in depressive pathology, whereas HF-rTMS of the left DLPFC did not lead to significant changes in attentional control. These effects could not be attributed to mood changes.ConclusionsThe findings of the present study may suggest a specific involvement of the right DLPFC in the attentional processing of emotional information.


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Toshimitsu Takahashi ◽  
Ruiting Xiao ◽  
Masahiko Inase ◽  
Takashi Tsukiura ◽  
Kenji Kansaku ◽  
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Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 249-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andràs Tikàsz ◽  
Stéphane Potvin ◽  
Stéphane Richard-Devantoy ◽  
Olivier Lipp ◽  
Sheilagh Hodgins ◽  
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Vol 1312 ◽  
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Sam J. Gilbert ◽  
Theodore Zamenopoulos ◽  
Katerina Alexiou ◽  
Jeff H. Johnson

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