Impact of prefrontal theta burst stimulation on clinical neuropsychological tasks
Theta burst stimulation (TBS) protocols hold high promise in neuropsychological rehabilitation. Nevertheless, their ability to either decrease (continuous, cTBS) or increase (intermittent, iTBS) cortical excitability in areas other than the primary motor cortex, and their consistency modulating huma...
| Autores: | , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) |
| Repositorio: | O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/70626 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10609/70626 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | dorsolateral prefrontal cortex executive functions n-back non-invasive brain stimulation corteza prefrontal dorsolateral función ejecutiva estimulación cerebral no invasiva escorça prefrontal dorsolateral funció executiva estimulació cerebral no invasiva Clinical neuropsychology Neuropsicologia clínica Neuropsicología clínica |
| Sumario: | Theta burst stimulation (TBS) protocols hold high promise in neuropsychological rehabilitation. Nevertheless, their ability to either decrease (continuous, cTBS) or increase (intermittent, iTBS) cortical excitability in areas other than the primary motor cortex, and their consistency modulating human behaviors with clinically relevant tasks remain to be fully established. The behavioral effects of TBS over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) are particularly interesting given its involvement in working memory (WM) and executive functions (EF), often impaired following frontal brain damage. We aimed to explore the ability of cTBS and iTBS to modulate WM and EF in healthy individuals, assessed with clinical neuropsychological tests (Digits Backward, 3-back task, Stroop Test, and Tower of Hanoi). |
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