Continuous theta-burst stimulation over the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex impairs visuospatial working memory performance in medium load task. 2021

Ronald Ngetich, and Wenjuan Li, and Donggang Jin, and Junjun Zhang, and Zhenlan Jin, and Ling Li
Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of Ministry of Education, High-Field Magnetic Resonance Brain Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Center for Psychiatry and Psychology, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.

Previous studies have shown that visuospatial working memory (VSWM) plays a key role in the encoding and processing of visuospatial information. More importantly, there is evidence suggesting the role of frontal and parietal cortical areas in VSWM and especially, the influence of the frontal cortex in regulating goal-directed behavior. However, the functional role of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (rDLPFC) in visuospatial working memory is still unclear. Here, we noninvasively modulated the rDLPFC activity using continuous theta-burst stimulation (cTBS), with the vertex as the control site. Our study aimed to investigate the effects of cTBS over rDLPFC on working memory task (2- and 4-back) performance. Working memory performance was assessed at the baseline and after stimulation. We observed that the working memory performance as measured by discriminability index was impaired after cTBS over rDLPFC in 2-back task, whereas 4-back task performance was not significantly affected. More so, there was no effect on performance after cTBS over the vertex, suggesting a functional role of rDLPFC in VSWM. Our findings demonstrate the involvement of the rDLPFC in VSWM as well as the load-dependent effect of working memory performance. Taken together, our work constitutes a useful addition to the literature and underscores the effectiveness and efficiency of noninvasive brain stimulation in modulating neuro-cognitive activity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008570 Memory, Short-Term Remembrance of information for a few seconds to hours. Immediate Recall,Memory, Immediate,Working Memory,Memory, Shortterm,Immediate Memories,Immediate Memory,Immediate Recalls,Memories, Immediate,Memories, Short-Term,Memories, Shortterm,Memory, Short Term,Recall, Immediate,Recalls, Immediate,Short-Term Memories,Short-Term Memory,Shortterm Memories,Shortterm Memory,Working Memories
D009483 Neuropsychological Tests Tests designed to assess neurological function associated with certain behaviors. They are used in diagnosing brain dysfunction or damage and central nervous system disorders or injury. Aphasia Tests,Cognitive Test,Cognitive Testing,Cognitive Tests,Memory for Designs Test,Neuropsychological Testing,AX-CPT,Behavioral Assessment of Dysexecutive Syndrome,CANTAB,Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery,Clock Test,Cognitive Function Scanner,Continuous Performance Task,Controlled Oral Word Association Test,Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System,Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment,Hooper Visual Organization Test,NEPSY,Neuropsychologic Tests,Neuropsychological Test,Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test,Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status,Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure,Symbol Digit Modalities Test,Test of Everyday Attention,Test, Neuropsychological,Tests, Neuropsychological,Tower of London Test,Neuropsychologic Test,Test, Cognitive,Testing, Cognitive,Testing, Neuropsychological,Tests, Cognitive
D011597 Psychomotor Performance The coordination of a sensory or ideational (cognitive) process and a motor activity. Perceptual Motor Performance,Sensory Motor Performance,Visual Motor Coordination,Coordination, Visual Motor,Coordinations, Visual Motor,Motor Coordination, Visual,Motor Coordinations, Visual,Motor Performance, Perceptual,Motor Performance, Sensory,Motor Performances, Perceptual,Motor Performances, Sensory,Perceptual Motor Performances,Performance, Perceptual Motor,Performance, Psychomotor,Performance, Sensory Motor,Performances, Perceptual Motor,Performances, Psychomotor,Performances, Sensory Motor,Psychomotor Performances,Sensory Motor Performances,Visual Motor Coordinations
D011930 Reaction Time The time from the onset of a stimulus until a response is observed. Response Latency,Response Speed,Response Time,Latency, Response,Reaction Times,Response Latencies,Response Times,Speed, Response,Speeds, Response
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000087643 Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex The upper surfaces of the prefrontal cortex comprising the rostral parts of the superior frontal gyrus and the middle frontal gyrus. It is involved in EXECUTIVE FUNCTION. Brodmann Area 46,Brodmann Area 9,Brodmann Area 9 and 46,Brodmann Areas 9 and 46,Brodmann's Area 46,Brodmann's Area 9,Brodmann's Area 9 and 46,Brodmann's Areas 9 and 46,DLPFC,Prefrontal Cortex, Dorsolateral,Area 46, Brodmann,Area 46, Brodmann's,Area 9, Brodmann,Area 9, Brodmann's,Brodmanns Area 46,Brodmanns Area 9,Cortex, Dorsolateral Prefrontal,Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortices
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D050781 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation A technique that involves the use of electrical coils on the head to generate a brief magnetic field which reaches the CEREBRAL CORTEX. It is coupled with ELECTROMYOGRAPHY response detection to assess cortical excitability by the threshold required to induce MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS. This method is also used for BRAIN MAPPING, to study NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, and as a substitute for ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY for treating DEPRESSION. Induction of SEIZURES limits its clinical usage. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Paired Pulse,Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Repetitive,Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Single Pulse,Magnetic Stimulation, Transcranial,Magnetic Stimulations, Transcranial,Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic,Stimulations, Transcranial Magnetic,Transcranial Magnetic Stimulations

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