Combining attentional bias modification with dorsolateral prefrontal rTMS does not attenuate maladaptive attentional processing.

ABSTRACT: High frequency repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been shown to reduce depressive symptoms and improve cognitive biases such as attentional bias. One promising technique that may complement rTMS treatment is attentional bias modification (ABM) training, given the similarity in modulating attentional bias and affecting neuronal activity. We tested whether the combination of rTMS treatment and ABM training in a single session would attenuate maladaptive attentional processing and improve mood in participants with subclinical depressive symptoms. To this end, 122 healthy participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups, receiving either a single rTMS treatment, a single ABM treatment, a combination of rTMS and

SUBMITTER: Bovy L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6362221 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature