Psychophysiological effects of an iTBS modulated virtual reality challenge including participants with spider phobia

Biological Psychology

Volumn 112, Issue , 2015, Pages 66-76

  Notzon, S ^a   Deppermann, S ^b   Fallgatter, A ^b,c   Diemer, J ^d   Kroczek, A ^b,e   Domschke, K ^f   Zwanzger, P ^a,g,h   Ehlis, A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^e Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^g Kbo Inn Salzach Hospital   (Germany)

^h LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Heart rate (HR); Heart rate variability (HRV); ITBS; Skin conductance level (SCL); Specific phobia; Spider phobia; Theta burst stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); Virtual reality (VR)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT THETA BURST STIMULATION; MALE; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NEUROMODULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PHOBIA; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SPIDER PHOBIA; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VIRTUAL REALITY; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPIDER; THETA RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPIDERS; THETA RHYTHM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945144232     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2015.10.003     Document Type: Article

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