From Cortex to Cardiac Response: tDCS of the Prefrontal Cortex Improves Autonomic Markers of Emotion Regulation.

ABSTRACT: Background: Emotion regulation (ER) plays a vital role in mental health, spanning mood, anxiety, and personality disorders. Cognitive reappraisal (CR) is one of the most common ER strategies and depends on prefrontal brain areas, but its success varies, and its neural basis is not fully clear. Interest is growing in using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to support ER, yet most studies have focused only on the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) and used simple tasks. Objective: This study explored whether tDCS applied to either the dlPFC or the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) could shape autonomic responses during CR while people watched emotionally engaging film clips. Methods: Participants were randomly assigned to receive either active or sh

SUBMITTER: Coelho CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12467847 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature