scholarly journals The Effect of Disruption of Prefrontal Cortical Function with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Visual Working Memory

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth S. Lorenc ◽  
Taraz G. Lee ◽  
Anthony J.-W. Chen ◽  
Mark D’Esposito
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Visual Working Memory ◽  
Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Cortical Function ◽  
Prefrontal Cortical

scholarly journals Predictive Role of Executive Function in the Efficacy of Intermittent Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Modalities for Treating Methamphetamine Use Disorder—A Randomized Clinical Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Jin Wang ◽  
Lin-Lin Mu ◽  
Zi-Xuan Ren ◽  
Hua-Jun Tang ◽  
Ya-Dong Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Working Memory ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Sham Stimulation ◽  
Theta Burst ◽  
Stimulation Group

Background: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has therapeutic effects on craving in methamphetamine (METH) use disorder (MUD). The chronic abuse of METH causes impairments in executive function, and improving executive function reduces relapse and improves treatment outcomes for drug use disorder. The purpose of this study was to determine whether executive function helped predict patients' responses to rTMS treatment.Methods: This study employed intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) rTMS modalities and observed their therapeutic effects on executive function and craving in MUD patients. MUD patients from an isolated Drug Rehabilitation Institute in China were chosen and randomly allocated to the iTBS group and sham-stimulation group. All participants underwent the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function - Adult Version Scale (BRIEF-A) and Visual Analog Scales (VAS) measurements. Sixty-five healthy adults matched to the general condition of MUD patients were also recruited as healthy controls.Findings: Patients with MUD had significantly worse executive function. iTBS groups had better treatment effects on the MUD group than the sham-stimulation group. Further Spearman rank correlation and stepwise multivariate regression analysis revealed that reduction rates of the total score of the BRIEF-A and subscale scores of the inhibition factor and working memory factor in the iTBS group positively correlated with improvements in craving. ROC curve analysis showed that working memory (AUC = 87.4%; 95% CI = 0.220, 0.631) and GEC (AUC = 0.761%; 95% CI = 0.209, 0.659) had predictive power to iTBS therapeutic efficacy. The cutoff values are 13.393 and 59.804, respectively.Conclusions: The iTBS rTMS had a better therapeutic effect on the executive function of patients with MUD, and the improved executive function had the potential to become a predictor for the efficacy of iTBS modality for MUD treatment.Clinical Trial Registration:ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: ChiCTR2100046954.

Time-dependent hierarchical organization of spatial working memory: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1823-1827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Nyffeler ◽  
Charles Pierrot-Deseilligny ◽  
Jaques Felblinger ◽  
Urs P. Mosimann ◽  
Christian W. Hess ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Spatial Working Memory ◽  
Hierarchical Organization ◽  
Time Dependent

scholarly journals Mechanistic link between right prefrontal cortical activity and anxious arousal revealed using transcranial magnetic stimulation in healthy subjects

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 694-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas L. Balderston ◽  
Emily M. Beydler ◽  
Camille Roberts ◽  
Zhi-De Deng ◽  
Thomas Radman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prefrontal Cortex ◽  
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex ◽  
Subcortical Structures ◽  
Prefrontal Cortical ◽  
Dorsolateral Prefrontal ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Right

AbstractMuch of the mechanistic research on anxiety focuses on subcortical structures such as the amygdala; however, less is known about the distributed cortical circuit that also contributes to anxiety expression. One way to learn about this circuit is to probe candidate regions using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). In this study, we tested the involvement of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC), in anxiety expression using 10 Hz repetitive TMS (rTMS). In a within-subject, crossover experiment, the study measured anxiety in healthy subjects before and after a session of 10 Hz rTMS to the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC). It used threat of predictable and unpredictable shock to induce anxiety and anxiety potentiated startle to assess anxiety. Counter to our hypotheses, results showed an increase in anxiety-potentiated startle following active but not sham rTMS. These results suggest a mechanistic link between right dlPFC activity and physiological anxiety expression. This result supports current models of prefrontal asymmetry in affect, and lays the groundwork for further exploration into the cortical mechanisms mediating anxiety, which may lead to novel anxiety treatments.

Laterality of motor cortical function measured by transcranial magnetic stimulation threshold tracking

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 424-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazumoto Shibuya ◽  
Susanna B. Park ◽  
James Howells ◽  
William Huynh ◽  
Yu-ichi Noto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Stimulation Threshold ◽  
Cortical Function ◽  
Threshold Tracking ◽  
Motor Cortical
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