ArticleCognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience2018
Continuous Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Impairs Inhibitory Control and Increases Alcohol Consumption.
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Transdiagnostic Cognitive Biomarkers
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review of the Safety and Tolerability of Theta Burst Stimulation in Children and Adolescents.Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2022Pooled it
- Assessing the Effects of Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation Over the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex on Human Cognition: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2020Pooled it
- A preliminary randomized controlled trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation applied to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in treatment seeking participants with cannabis use disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2024Trial
- Efficacy of 5-Hz Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over the Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Improving Cognitive Function During the Recovery Phase of Stroke.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- The Role of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Treating Alcohol Use Disorder: Neural Mechanisms, Efficacy, and Future Directions.Alpha psychiatry · 2025Review
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for substance use disorders and chronic pain: A review of the evidence and call for increased mechanistic understanding.Current addiction reports · 2025Article
- The functional connectivity between the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the medial prefrontal cortex underlying the association between self-control and delay discounting.Brain structure & function · 2025Article
- Modulation of Alcohol Use Disorder by Brain Stimulation.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2025Review
- Effect of continuous theta burst stimulation on the glymphatic system, brain network and cognitive function in patients with cerebral small vessel disease.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Article
- The Effect of Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation over the Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex on Cognitive Function and Emotional Regulation in Patients with Cerebral Small Vessel Disease.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Substance Use and Addiction in Athletes: The Case for Neuromodulation and Beyond.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- A Counting Stroop Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study on the Effects of ORADUR-Methylphenidate in Drug-Naive Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology · 2022Article
- rTMS Reduces Craving and Alcohol Use in Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder: Results of a Randomized, Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Elevated ad libitum alcohol consumption following continuous theta burst stimulation to the left-dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is partially mediated by changes in craving.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
- Targeting the Salience Network: A Mini-Review on a Novel Neuromodulation Approach for Treating Alcohol Use Disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Review
- Enhancing Visuospatial Working Memory Performance Using Intermittent Theta-Burst Stimulation Over the Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder.Brain sciences · 2021Review
- Stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex impacts conflict resolution in Level-1 visual perspective taking.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2020Article
- Non-invasive brain stimulation in substance use disorders: implications for dissemination to clinical settings.Current opinion in psychology · 2019Review
- A network-based brain stimulation paradigm for alcohol use disorder with co-occurring major depressive disorder: a mini review targeting the ventral attention network.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
Previous research indicates that alcohol intoxication impairs inhibitory control and that the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (rDLPFC) is a functional brain region important for exercising control over thoughts and behaviour. At the same time, the extent to which changes in inhibitory control following initial intoxication mediate subsequent drinking behaviours has not been elucidated fully. Ascertaining the extent to which inhibitory control impairments drive alcohol consumption, we applied continuous theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation (rDLPFC cTBS vs. control) to isolate how inhibitory control impairments (measured using the Stop-Signal task) shape ad libitum alcohol consumption in a pseudo taste test. Twenty participants (13 males) took part in a within-participants design; their age ranged between 18 and 27 years (M = 20.95, SD = 2.74). Results indicate that following rDLPFC cTBS participants' inhibitory control was impaired, and ad libitum consumption increased. The relationship between stimulation and consumption did not appear to be mediated by inhibitory control in the present study. Overall, findings suggest that applying TMS to the rDLPFC may inhibit neural activity and increase alcohol consumption. Future research with greater power is recommended to determine the extent to which inhibitory control is the primary mechanism by which the rDLPFC exerts influence over alcohol consumption, and the degree to which other cognitive processes may play a role.
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