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ArticleScientific reports2019

Personalized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation temporarily alters default mode network in healthy subjects.

Aditya Singh, Tracy Erwin-Grabner, Grant Sutcliffe, Andrea Antal, Walter Paulus, Roberto Goya-Maldonado

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07775586 (Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing Wearable Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Home-Based Treatment of Depression), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT07775586 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing Wearable Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Home-Based Treatment of Depression

TypeinterventionalSponsorShanghai Mental Health CenterRan2026 to 2028Enrolled124ConditionsMajor Depressive DisorderArmsrTMS-Tiny Treatment, Sham Stimulation
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  16. Pre-frontal stimulation does not reliably increase reward responsiveness.Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Aditya SinghSystems Neuroscience and Imaging in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Tracy Erwin-GrabnerSystems Neuroscience and Imaging in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Grant SutcliffeSystems Neuroscience and Imaging in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Andrea AntalDepartment of Clinical Neurophysiology of the University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Walter PaulusDepartment of Clinical Neurophysiology of the University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Roberto Goya-MaldonadoSystems Neuroscience and Imaging in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany. roberto.goya@med.uni-goettingen.de.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS) delivered to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) is an effective treatment option for treatment resistant depression. However, the underlying mechanisms of a full session of HF-rTMS in healthy volunteers have not yet been described. Here we investigated, with a personalized selection of DLPFC stimulation sites, the effects driven by HF-rTMS in healthy volunteers (n = 23) over the default mode network (DMN) in multiple time windows. After a complete 10 Hz rTMS (3000 pulses) session, we observe a decrease of functional connectivity between the DMN and the subgenual Anterior Cingulate Cortex (sgACC), as well as the ventral striatum (vStr). A negative correlation between the magnitude of this decrease in the right sgACC and the harm avoidance domain measure from the Temperament and Character Inventory was observed. Moreover, we identify that coupling strength of right vStr with the DMN post-stimulation was proportional to a decrease in self-reports of negative mood from the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. This shows HF-rTMS attenuates perception of negative mood in healthy recipients in agreement with the expected effects in patients. Our study, by using a personalized selection of DLPFC stimulation sites, contributes understanding the effects of a full session of rTMS approved for clinical use in depression over related brain regions in healthy volunteers.

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AdultAffectBrainDepressionDepressive Disorder, Treatment-ResistantFemaleGyrus CinguliHealthy VolunteersHumansMaleNerve NetPrefrontal CortexTranscranial Magnetic StimulationYoung Adult

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PMID30948765
PMCPMC6449366

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