Article
Neurosciences
Ahmad Alipour, Roghayeh Mohammadi
Summary: The present study aimed to investigate the separate and combined effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the primary motor cortex (M1) and left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (F3) regions on pain relief in patients with type-2 diabetes suffering from neuropathic pain (NP). The results showed that tDCS had the potential to induce pain relief in patients with type-2 diabetes suffering from NP. The mean perceived pain intensity in the posttest was lower in the M1 stimulation group than in the F3 stimulation group. However, more trials with larger sample sizes are necessary to define clinically relevant effects.
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anne Loffler, Anastasia Sylaidi, Zafeirios Fountas, Patrick Haggard
Summary: The study explores decision reversals that involve integrating multiple classes of information, such as sensory evidence, higher-order intentions, and motor costs. Movement trajectories reveal when participants change their mind about dot-motion direction and colour choices. Results show that decision reversals about colour intentions are less frequent in participants with stronger intentions and lower motor costs for intention pursuit.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Tadeas Mares, Jakub Albrecht, Jozef Buday, Gabriela Podgorna, Thai Hong Le, Eva Magyarova, Katerina Poshor, Jakub Halik, Jan Buna, Vaclav Capek, Lenka Kostylkova, Johana Klasova, Vratislav Fabian, Martin Anders
Summary: In this study, a randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled trial was conducted to investigate the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on tinnitus. The results showed partial positive long-term effects of tDCS on auditory difficulties associated with tinnitus, as well as short-term negative effects on a specific aspect of general quality of life. However, the small sample size limited the statistical power of the analyzed items.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Ziyu Wang, Rongjuan Zhu, Xuqun You
Summary: This study manipulated task types and predictability to investigate the role of the DLPFC in task-switching performances, finding that anodal tDCS may have a stronger influence over the right DLPFC by changing the irrelevant task-set inhibition process. The right DLPFC is unlikely to act by performing exogenous adjustment of predictable task switching.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Neuroimaging
Yuki Mizutani-Tiebel, Shun Takahashi, Temmuz Karali, Eva Mezger, Lucia Bulubas, Irina Papazova, Esther Dechantsreiter, Sophia Stoecklein, Boris Papazov, Axel Thielscher, Frank Padberg, Daniel Keeser
Summary: The study found significant differences in e-field strengths between clinical and non-clinical populations, with reduced e-fields in PFC subregions for MDD and SCZ compared to HC. There was high inter-individual variability of e-field intensities within groups, indicating the need for individually established dose-response relationships for clinical groups. MRI-based e-field modeling may serve as a proxy for individualized dosing.
NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Eisa Jafari, Jaber Alizadehgoradel, Fereshteh Pourmohseni Koluri, Ezzatollah Nikoozadehkordmirza, Meysam Refahi, Mina Taherifard, Vahid Nejati, Amir-Homayun Hallajian, Elham Ghanavati, M. Carmelo Vicario, A. Michael Nitsche, Mohammad Ali Salehinejad
Summary: Modulation of dorsolateral and medial PFC activity with intensified stimulation can improve core symptoms of SAD, treatment-related variables, and reduce attention bias to threatening stimuli. This effect is more significant with 2-mA intensity compared to 1-mA, highlighting the potential therapeutic benefits of higher stimulation intensity in SAD treatment.
Article
Neurosciences
Jiashu Wang, Jian Li
Summary: The sunk cost effect refers to the influence of previous irrecoverable and irrelevant costs on human decision-making. Recent research suggests that the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) plays a crucial role in this effect. Transcranial stimulation can modulate the impact of sunk costs, and a weighted mental accounting model provides insights into the relationship between decision weights and the sunk cost effect.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Giordano D'Urso, Michelangelo Dini, Marta Bonato, Silvia Gallucci, Marta Parazzini, Natale Maiorana, Marco Bortolomasi, Alberto Priori, Roberta Ferrucci
Summary: This open-label pilot study investigated the effect of combining bilateral cerebellar tDCS with bifrontal stimulation in patients with severe depression. The study found that after only five days of treatment, there was a 30% reduction in the severity of depressive symptoms, and younger patients showed greater clinical improvement.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Qingqing Zhang, Tingting Chen, Shanshan Liu, Xinying Liu, Yifan Zhang, Fengqiong Yu, Gong-Jun Ji, Xiaoming Li, Chunyan Zhu
Summary: This study investigated the effects of anodal high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) on the right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (rVLPFC) and the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (rDLPFC) on implicit emotion regulation (ER). The results showed that stimulation of both the rVLPFC and the rDLPFC could significantly reduce the affective responses caused by social exclusion, and rDLPFC activation may contribute to the involvement of early cognitive resources in the implicit ER process of social pain, thus helping to reduce the subjective negative experience of individuals.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Rinaldo Livio Perri, Gloria Di Filippo
Summary: Recent studies have shown that non-invasive brain stimulation can effectively enhance hypnotizability, but it is unclear whether individual factors can predict the effects of stimulation on hypnotizability. In this study, the phenomenological consciousness inventory was used to retrospectively assess mental processes during hypnosis and predict hypnotizability. The results indicated that individuals with lower hypnoidal state at baseline showed greater enhancement after active transcranial electrical stimulation of the left DLPFC. These findings suggest that individuals with lower hypnotic responsiveness may be the best candidates for tDCS interventions to enhance hypnosis, at least for the montage targeting the left DLPFC. The neurocognitive underpinnings and clinical implications of the results are discussed.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Experimental
S. Antusch, R. Custers, H. Marien, H. Aarts
Summary: The study found that being unable to decide how and when to perform actions does not affect the perceived temporal binding between action and effect, suggesting that the implicit sense of agency is not influenced by personal autonomy.
CONSCIOUSNESS AND COGNITION
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Che-Sheng Chu, Cheng-Ta Li, Andre R. Brunoni, Fu-Chi Yang, Ping-Tao Tseng, Yu-Kang Tu, Brendon Stubbs, Andre F. Carvalho, Trevor Thompson, Tarek K. Rajji, Ta-Chuan Yeh, Chia-Kuang Tsai, Tien-Yu Chen, Dian-Jeng Li, Chih-Wei Hsu, Yi-Cheng Wu, Chia-Ling Yu, Chih-Sung Liang
Summary: This study compared the cognitive effects and acceptability of rTMS and tDCS in patients with AD or MCI, finding that HFrTMS is more effective for improving global cognition and individuals with AD may respond better to rTMS and tDCS.
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Hanall Lee, Joon Ho Lee, Moon-Hyon Hwang, Nyeonju Kang
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the potential effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) protocols on cardiovascular autonomic system (ANS) control. The results showed that applying excitatory and inhibitory rTMS protocols can significantly improve cardiovascular ANS control, reducing blood pressure and heart rate changes, and significantly improving heart rate variability. These improvements were observed when applying either excitatory rTMS protocols to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex or inhibitory rTMS protocols to the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Overall, these findings suggest that applying excitatory and inhibitory rTMS protocols on prefrontal cortical regions may be effective in improving cardiovascular ANS control.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Giulio Mastria, Alessandro Vigano, Alessandra Corrado, Valentina Mancini, Cristina Pirillo, Simone Badini, Barbara Petolicchio, Massimiliano Toscano, Marta Altieri, Roberto Delle Chiaie, Vittorio Di Piero
Summary: The study found that transcranial direct current stimulation is effective in reducing severe headache days and overall headache days for patients with chronic migraines. Patients with bipolar disorder showed a more significant reduction in severe headaches and psychiatric symptoms after treatment.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Yunting Zhu, Maree J. Webster, Adam K. Walker, Paul Massa, Frank A. Middleton, Cynthia Shannon Weickert
Summary: The study found that elevated levels of IL cytokine proteins, decreased levels of TNF alpha proteins, and increased densities of CD163+ macrophages, especially along small blood vessels, are associated with neuroinflammatory schizophrenia. Two-step recursive clustering analysis showed that IL6, IL18, and CD163 protein levels could be used as predictors of high and low inflammatory subgroups. The density of CD163+ macrophages was higher in the high inflammatory subgroup of schizophrenia cases compared to the low inflammatory subgroup.
BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Anne-Catherine M. L. Huys, Brianna Beck, Patrick Haggard, Kailash P. Bhatia, Mark J. Edwards
Summary: The study showed that patients with FND do not exhibit a stronger placebo response compared to healthy controls, suggesting that increased suggestibility to placebo in FND patients may be a misconception. Instead, occasional dramatic placebo responses may occur due to the inherent variability of functional symptoms compared to organic diseases.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
Antonio Cataldo, Nobuhiro Hagura, Yousef Hyder, Patrick Haggard
Summary: Human perception of touch is influenced by inputs from multiple channels. Contrary to classical theories, it was found that inputs from two sub-modalities of mechanical input channels interact to determine tactile perception. Sustained mechanical pressure was shown to inhibit tingling sensations induced by a bioactive compound, without mediation from nociceptive or affective channels.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anne Loffler, Anastasia Sylaidi, Zafeirios Fountas, Patrick Haggard
Summary: The study explores decision reversals that involve integrating multiple classes of information, such as sensory evidence, higher-order intentions, and motor costs. Movement trajectories reveal when participants change their mind about dot-motion direction and colour choices. Results show that decision reversals about colour intentions are less frequent in participants with stronger intentions and lower motor costs for intention pursuit.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Anne-Catherine M. L. Huys, Patrick Haggard, Kailash P. Bhatia, Mark J. Edwards
Summary: The study found that in functional tremor, the attentional focus on ongoing visual feedback from the movement is not beneficial and has a detrimental impact on motor performance. This altered attentional focus may partly responsible for functional tremor, and it also worsens motor performance in healthy control participants and patients with an organic action tremor when directed towards visual feedback.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nima Khalighinejad, Sanjay Manohar, Masud Husain, Matthew F. S. Rushworth
Summary: Decision-making involves choosing actions, as well as determining when and whether to initiate them. Different brain regions, such as DRN, BF, and ACC, contribute to different stages of decision-making, with 5-HT and ACh playing complementary roles.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nima Khalighinejad, Neil Garrett, Luke Priestley, Patricia Lockwood, Matthew F. S. Rushworth
Summary: The study reveals the core feature of voluntary behavior in deciding to act rather than refrain from acting, involving the formation of willingness to act and the coordination of brain regions. Willingness to act is influenced by rewards and other contextual features, regulated by the Habenula and anterior insula. Additionally, the network transmits information through multiple layers to make decisions.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Letter
Clinical Neurology
Anne-Catherine M. L. Huys, Patrick Haggard, Kailash P. Bhatia, Mark J. Edwards
MOVEMENT DISORDERS CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Ethics
Sofia Bonicalzi, Eugenia Kulakova, Chiara Brozzo, Sam J. Gilbert, Patrick Haggard
Summary: Reasoning about underlying causal relations influences responsibility judgments, with a preference for pluralistic causal reasoning. Dependence theories and transference theories are two main approaches in causal reasoning, and hybrid models combining both have emerged. Our experiment findings indicate that diminished responsibility judgments occur when dependence, transference, or both fail.
PHILOSOPHICAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Anne-Catherine M. L. Huys, Patrick Haggard, Kailash P. Bhatia, Mark J. Edwards
Summary: This study aimed to test whether patients with functional tremor exaggerate their symptom perception and reporting. The results showed that compared to patients with organic tremor and healthy controls, patients with functional tremor did not perceive or report their tremor to be exaggerated.
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Ivan Ezquerra-Romano, Maansib Chowdhury, Caterina Maria Leone, Gian Domenico Iannetti, Patrick Haggard
Summary: This paper introduces a non-contact, temperature-controlled, multi-purpose cooling stimulator, which can precisely control the cold sensation stimulation and be used to study different aspects of cold sensation. It avoids the interference of mechanical contact. Through experiments, it is verified that this method can measure the cold detection threshold without mechanical contact, providing a more accurate method for studying cold sensory pathways and cold-touch interactions.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS
(2023)
Article
Biology
Gaiqing Kong, Antonio Cataldo, Miruna Nitu, Lucile Dupin, Hiroaki Gomi, Patrick Haggard
Summary: During self-touch, the combination of kinaesthetic and tactile signals affects haptic perceptions. The size of perceived bumps is influenced by changes in tactile pressure.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Biology
Ashild Kummen, Patrick Haggard, Gwydion Williams, Lucie Charles
Summary: Research shows that people's perception of freedom is influenced by their behavioral tendencies, even when their choices are biased by habits. This illusion of freedom artificially increases the sense of freedom and has important implications for understanding mechanisms of persuasion.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Editorial Material
Psychology, Biological
Ebani Dhawan, Patrick Haggard
Summary: In cases of rape and sexual assault, victims often experience a state of immobility referred to as 'freezing'. Neuroscientific research suggests that this freeze response is a result of fear and threat, which can inhibit the brain circuits responsible for voluntary movement. Thus, defense arguments that blame victims for freezing are inappropriate and unfair.
NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
(2023)
Letter
Clinical Neurology
Anne-Catherine M. L. Huys, Patrick Haggard
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Letter
Clinical Neurology
Anne-Catherine M. L. Huys, Kailash P. Bhatia, Patrick Haggard, Mark J. Edwards
MOVEMENT DISORDERS CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)