Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40574638›Full record

ArticleCNS spectrums2025

Neuromodulation of the right inferior frontal gyrus in bipolar disorder to target response inhibition: a proof-of-concept study.

Karling Luciani, Laura Schmid, Bazyl Carroll, Alexandra Sebastian, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, Christian G Schütz

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in CNS spectrums, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Karling LucianiDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Mental Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1454-2535
Laura SchmidDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Mental Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Bazyl CarrollNon-Invasive Neurostimulation Therapies Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Alexandra SebastianUniversity Medical Center, https://ror.org/00q1fsf04Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Fidel Vila-RodriguezNon-Invasive Neurostimulation Therapies Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Christian G SchützDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Mental Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Funding

Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD) 25951 F18-02165
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveBipolar disorder (BD) affects over 1% of the population and is characterized by deficits in response inhibition. Response inhibition, a crucial component of executive functions, involves the ability to suppress or withhold a planned or ongoing response that is no longer required or appropriate in a given context. Response inhibition may be dissociated into three subcomponents: interference inhibition, action withholding, and action cancellation. These subcomponents are assessed using the hybrid response inhibition (HRI) task. Previous research has shown that inhibitory control is strongly lateralized to the right hemisphere. Specifically, the right inferior frontal gyrus (rIFG) is a key node underpinning response inhibition and might be amenable to neuromodulation using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). This proof-of-concept study aimed to investigate the effects of rTMS targeting the rIFG on response inhibition in individuals with BD and controls.

methodsWe investigated HRI performance scores in individuals with BD (

resultsThe response inhibition subcomponent "action withholding" was significantly improved in the HRI task following iTBS in the BD group. No other significant effects were observed in the results.

conclusionsOur study is the first to show that iTBS to the rIFG neuromodulated a specific subcomponent of response inhibition in BD. Further research investigating the potential therapeutic effect of neuromodulation of the rIFG in BD is warranted.

Indexed as

Bipolar DisorderInhibition, PsychologicalPrefrontal CortexTranscranial Magnetic StimulationAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProof of Concept StudyBipolar disorderresponse inhibitionright inferior frontal gyrustheta-burst stimulationtranscranial magnetic stimulation

Identifiers

PMID40574638
PMCPMC13064740

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.