ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2021
Use of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to probe the neural circuitry of food choice in anorexia nervosa: A proof-of-concept study.
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- The effects of neuromodulation interventions on the eating behaviors of patients with eating disorders compared to healthy controls, sham therapies, and other therapeutic approaches: A systematic review.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation in anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Pooled it
- Altered value-based decision-making in anorexia nervosa: A systematic review.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the right inferior parietal lobe on the body image perception in anorexia nervosa: A pilot randomized controlled study.Brain and behavior · 2024Trial
- Efficacy and safety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in anorexia and bulimia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of general psychiatry · 2026Review
- rTMS Therapy for Eating Disorders: Scoping Review on Efficacy, Safety, Stimulation Parameters and Study Subjects.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Review
- Recent developments in treatments for eating disorders.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026Review
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- Reduced dorsal fronto-striatal connectivity at rest in anorexia nervosa.Psychological medicine · 2024Article
- Association between the frontoparietal network, clinical symptoms and treatment response in individuals with untreated anorexia nervosa.General psychiatry · 2024Article
- Habits and Persistent Food Restriction in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa: A Scoping Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is used to modulate neural systems and provides the opportunity for experimental tests of hypotheses regarding mechanisms underlying anorexia nervosa (AN). The present pilot study has investigated whether high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS) to a region of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) might be associated with change in food selection among adult inpatients with AN. Ten women received one session of sham and one session of HF-rTMS targeting the right DLPFC while completing a computerized Food Choice Task. Compared to sham, HF-rTMS was associated with changes in food ratings and food choice: inpatients reported higher healthiness ratings of low- and high-fat foods and selected a significantly greater proportion of high-fat foods over a neutrally rated reference item while receiving HF-rTMS. Findings suggest that HF-rTMS to the right DLPFC was associated with a reduction of fat avoidance on a food choice task among inpatients with AN and provide additional support for the possibility that this region, and related neural circuits, may underlie restrictive food choice. Research using rTMS to experimentally test neural mechanisms is needed to elucidate the underpinnings of AN and supports the development of novel treatment targets.
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