Prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation over the right prefrontal cortex reduces proactive and reactive control performance towards emotional material in healthy individuals

• Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt ^[1] ; Alvaro Sanchez-Lopez ^[2] ; Matias Pulopulos ^[1] ; Lais B. Razza ^[1] ; Stefanie De Smet ^[1] ; André Russowsky Brunoni ^[3] ; Chris Baeken ^[1] ; Rudi De Raedt ^[1] ; Jens Allaert ^[1]
  1. [1] Ghent University

     Ghent University

     Arrondissement Gent, Bélgica

     
  2. [2] Universidad Complutense de Madrid

     Universidad Complutense de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
  3. [3] Universidade de São Paulo

     Universidade de São Paulo

     Brasil

     

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• Localización: International journal of clinical and health psychology, ISSN 1697-2600, Vol. 23, Nº. 4, 2023, págs. 51-60
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100384
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  • The prefrontal cortex plays a crucial role in cognitive processes, both during anticipatory and reactive modes of cognitive control. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) can modulate these cognitive resources. However, there is a lack of research exploring the impact of tDCS on emotional material processing in the prefrontal cortex, particularly in regard to proactive and reactive modes of cognitive control. In this study, 35 healthy volunteers underwent both real and sham tDCS applied to the right prefrontal cortex in a counterbalanced order, and then completed the Cued Emotion Control Task (CECT). Pupil dilation, a measure of cognitive resource allocation, and behavioral outcomes, such as reaction time and accuracy, were collected. The results indicate that, as compared to sham stimulation, active right-sided tDCS reduced performance and resource allocation in both proactive and reactive modes of cognitive control. These findings highlight the importance of further research on the effects of tDCS applied to the right prefrontal cortex on cognitive engagement, particularly for clinical trials utilizing the present electrode montage in combination with cognitive interventions.

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