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

Vanderhasselt, Marie-Anne ; Sanchez-Lopez, Alvaro ; Pulopulos, Matias ; Razza, Lais B. ; De Smet, Stefanie ; Brunoni, André Russowsky ; Baeken, Chris ; De Raedt, Rudi ; Allaert, Jens

Resumen: 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.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100384

Año: 2023

Publicado en: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology 23, 4 (2023), 100384 [9 pp.]
ISSN: 1697-2600

Factor impacto JCR: 5.3 (2023)

Categ. JCR: PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL rank: 9 / 180 = 0.05 (2023) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 10.7 - Clinical Psychology (Q1)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.887 - Clinical Psychology (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)