Continuous theta-burst stimulation over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex inhibits improvement on a working memory task

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 14835 - 9
• Main Authors: Vékony, Teodóra, Németh, Viola Luca, Holczer, Adrienn, Kocsis, Krisztián, Kincses, Zsigmond Tamás, Vécsei, László, Must, Anita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 04.10.2018; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/378/1595/1636; 631/378/2649; 631/477/2811; Achievement tests; Excitability; Hemispheric laterality; Humanities and Social Sciences; Magnetic fields; Mental task performance; multidisciplinary; Prefrontal cortex; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Short term memory; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC); Theta Burst Stimulation (TBS); Left DLPFC; Discriminatory Index; Sham Stimulation Group

Theta-burst stimulation (TBS) over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) may be more effective for modulating cortical excitability compared to standard repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. However, the impact of intermittent (iTBS) and continuous TBS (cTBS) on working memory (WM) is p...