The effect of one left-sided dorsolateral prefrontal cortical HF-rTMS session on emotional brain processes in women

Chris Baeken; Peter Van Schuerbeek; Rudi De Raedt; Johan De Mey; Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt; Axel Bossuyt; Robert Luypaert

The effect of one left-sided dorsolateral prefrontal cortical HF-rTMS session on emotional brain processes in women

Chris Baeken, Peter Van Schuerbeek, Rudi De Raedt, Johan De Mey, Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt, Axel Bossuyt, Robert Luypaert

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Abstract

Although repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is frequently used to examine emotional changes in healthy volunteers, it remains largely unknown how rTMS is able to influence emotion.We carried out a sham-controlled single-blind crossover study using fMRI, we examined in 20 right-handed healthy female volunteers whether a single high frequency (HF)-rTMS session applied to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) could influence emotional processing while focussing on blocks of positively and negatively valenced baby faces. A single HF-rTMS session selectively influenced the processing of positively and negatively valenced baby faces. In essence, our results indicate that the effects of one left-sided HF-rTMS sessions results in improved processing of positive emotions and reduced negative emotional processing in never depressed female subjects.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S163-S163
Number of pages	1
Journal	Psychiatria Danubina
Volume	22 Suppl 1
Publication status	Published - Nov 2010

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The effect of one left-sided dorsolateral prefrontal cortical HF-rTMS session on emotional brain processes in women

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