301. THE EFFECT OF ONE LEFT-SIDED DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTICAL HF-rTMS SESSION ON EMOTIONAL BRAIN PROCESSES IN WOMEN
- Author
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Baeken, Chris, Van Schuerbeek, Peter, De Raedt, Rudi, De Mey, Johan, Vanderhasselt, Marie-Anne, Bossuyt, Axel, Luypaert, Robert, Baeken, Chris, Van Schuerbeek, Peter, De Raedt, Rudi, De Mey, Johan, Vanderhasselt, Marie-Anne, Bossuyt, Axel, and Luypaert, Robert
- 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
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- 2010