SynthesisDrug and alcohol dependence2018
Effects of neuromodulation on cognitive performance in individuals exhibiting addictive behaviors: A systematic review.
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- Transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation (tES and TMS) for addiction medicine: A consensus paper on the present state of the science and the road ahead.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of bilateral tDCS over DLPFC on response inhibition, craving, and brain functional connectivity in Internet gaming disorder: A randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial with fMRI.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2024Trial
- Efficacy of single-session transcranial direct current stimulation on addiction-related inhibitory control and craving: a randomized trial in males with Internet gaming disorder.Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN · 2021Trial
- Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Reduce Heavy Drinking: A Double-Blind Sham-Controlled Randomized Trial.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2019Trial
- Emerging Interventions in Behavioral Addictions: A Narrative Review of Psychedelics and Neuromodulation.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Invasive and Non-Invasive Neuromodulation for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: A Review of Reviews.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- [Quantitative analysis of transcranial temporal interference stimulation in rodents: A simulation study on electrode configurations].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2025Article
- Cognitive impairment in alcohol use disorder and clinical practice guidelines for management of long-stay alcohol use disorder patients.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Is Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Effective for Cognitive Dysfunction in Substance Use Disorders? A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Non-invasive suppression of the human nucleus accumbens (NAc) with transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) modulates the reward network: a pilot study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Article
- A critical perspective on updating drug memories through the integration of memory editing and brain stimulation.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Review
- Inter-Individual Variability in tDCS Effects: A Narrative Review on the Contribution of Stable, Variable, and Contextual Factors.Brain sciences · 2022Review
- Treating cocaine and opioid use disorder with transcranial magnetic stimulation: A path forward.Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior · 2021Review
- The Effects of Alcohol and Cannabis Use on the Cortical Thickness of Cognitive Control and Salience Brain Networks in Emerging Adulthood: A Co-twin Control Study.Biological psychiatry · 2021Article
- An integrated multimodal model of alcohol use disorder generated by data-driven causal discovery analysis.Communications biology · 2021Article
- Modulation of Methamphetamine-Related Attention Bias by Intermittent Theta-Burst Stimulation on Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021Article
- Monetary Reward Discounting, Inhibitory Control, and Trait Impulsivity in Young Adults With Internet Gaming Disorder and Nicotine Dependence.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Cognition and addiction .Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2019Review
- Computational psychiatry of impulsivity and risk: how risk and time preferences interact in health and disease.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundThere is growing interest in non-invasive brain stimulation techniques as treatments for addictive disorders. While multiple reviews have examined the effects of neuromodulation on craving and consumption, there has been no review of how neuromodulation affects cognitive functioning in addiction. This systematic review examined studies of the cognitive effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in individuals exhibiting addictive behavior.
methodsArticles were identified through searches in PubMed and PsycINFO conducted in October 2017. Eligible studies investigated the effects of tDCS or TMS on cognitive task performance in participants reporting substance use (e.g., alcohol, tobacco, or drugs) or addictive behaviors (e.g., gambling). Tasks were organized into five domains: (1) Inhibitory control, (2) Risk-taking, (3) Impulsive choice (delay discounting), (4) Executive function, and (5) Implicit biases.
resultsTwenty-four articles met the inclusion criteria. Fifty-seven percent of studies used tDCS and 43% used TMS, with nearly all studies (96%) targeting the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Ten studies reported significant within-subject modulation of cognitive functioning associated with active TMS or tDCS, with the same number reporting no change in cognitive performance. Of four studies that included both an experimental and control participant group, three showed between-group differences in the effects of neuromodulation.
conclusionsWhile positive effects in several studies suggest that tDCS and TMS improve cognitive functioning in addiction, there is substantial heterogeneity across studies. We discuss person-related and methodological factors that could explain inconsistencies, and propose individualized stimulation protocols may sharpen the cognitive effects of neuromodulation in addiction.
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