Theta Burst Stimulation of the Prefrontal Cortex: Safety and Impact on Cognition, Mood, and Resting Electroencephalogram

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 778-784

  Grossheinrich, Nicola ^a   Rau, Anne ^a   Pogarell, Oliver ^a   Hennig Fast, Kristina ^a   Reinl, Maren ^a   Karch, Susanne ^a   Dieler, Alica ^a   Leicht, Gregor ^a   Mulert, Christoph ^a   Sterr, Andrea ^a   Padberg, Frank ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

cTBS; dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC); iTBS; medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC); repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS); standardized low resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (sLORETA); treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; THETA BURST STIMULATION; THETA RHYTHM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VAGUS REFLEX;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PLACEBOS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 63449116072     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.10.029     Document Type: Article

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