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Trial reportCerebellum (London, England)2024

Female Cerebellum Seems Sociable; An iTBS Investigation.

Fereshteh Kavandi Ghezeljeh, Reza Kazemi, Reza Rostami, Ahmad Zandbagleh, Sanaz Khomami, Fatemeh Rostam Vandi, Abed L Hadipour

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Cerebellum (London, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Fereshteh Kavandi GhezeljehDepartment of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Reza KazemiFaculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Farshi Moghadam (16 St.), North Kargar Ave., Tehran, Iran. rezakazemi@ut.ac.ir.
Reza RostamiDepartment of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Ahmad ZandbaglehSchool of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Sanaz KhomamiDepartment of Psychology, West Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh Rostam VandiDepartment of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Abed L HadipourDepartment of Cognitive Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
University of Tehran · IRIran University of Science and Technology · IRIslamic Azad University South Tehran Branch · IRUniversity of Messina · ITUniversity of South Carolina · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cerebellum has been shown to be engaged in tasks other than motor control, including cognitive and affective functions. Prior neuroimaging studies have documented the role of this area in social cognition and despite these findings, no studies have yet examined the causal relationship between the cerebellum and social cognition. This study aimed to investigate the role of the cerebellum in empathy and theory of mind (ToM) in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel study. 32 healthy participants were assigned to either a sham or active group. For the active group, an intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) protocol at 100% of the motor threshold was applied to the cerebellum, while the control group received sham stimulation. An eyes-closed EEG session, the Empathy Quotient (EQ) test, and the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) were administered before and after the iTBS session. The results demonstrated differences in cognitive empathy, ToM, and a decrease in the activity of the default mode network (DMN) between the active and sham groups in females. Females also showed a decrease in the activity of the affective empathy network and connectivity in the DMN. We conclude that cognitive empathy and ToM are associated with cerebellar activity, and due to sex-related differences in the cortical organization of this area which is modulated by sex hormones, the stimulation of the cerebellum in males and females yields different results.

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CerebellumEmpathyTheory of MindTranscranial Magnetic StimulationAdultDouble-Blind MethodElectroencephalographyFemaleHumansMaleSex CharacteristicsYoung AdultCerebellumEmpathySocial cognitionTheory of mindTranscranial magnetic stimulation

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PMID38530595
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