Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on mood in healthy subjects

Moulier, Virginie; Gaudeau-Bosma, Christian; Isaac, Clémence; Allard, Anne-Camille; Bouaziz, Noomane; Sidhoumi, D.; Braha-Zeitoun, Sonia; Benadhira, René; Thomas, Fanny; Januel, Dominique

doi:10.3402/snp.v6.29672

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“…It is interesting to highlight that both studies mainly stimulated the prefrontal cortex (PFC), which has usually been associated with behavioural control [79]. Nevertheless, most of the studies that also stimulated the PFC failed to report significant anger-state or irritability improvements after the application of these techniques [24][25][26][27][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][48][49][50][51][52]54,57]. The rest of the studies focused the brain stimulation on the left temporo-parietal junction [36], vermis and cerebellar hemispheres [56], inferior frontal cortex [47], and earlobes [55], but they also failed to reduce anger.…”

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A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Techniques to Reduce Violence Proneness by Interfering in Anger and Irritability

Romero‐Martínez

Bressanutti

Moya-Albiol

2020

JCM

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The field of neurocriminology has proposed several treatments (e.g., pharmacological, brain surgery, androgen-deprivation therapy, neurofeedback) to reduce violence proneness, but unfortunately, their effectiveness has been limited due to their side-effects. Therefore, it is necessary to explore alternative techniques to improve patients’ behavioural regulation with minimal undesirable effects. In this regard, non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, which are based on applying changing magnetic fields or electric currents to interfere with cortical excitability, have revealed their usefulness in alleviating the symptomatology of several mental disorders. However, to our knowledge, there are no reviews that assess whether these techniques are useful for reducing violence proneness. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) criteria using the following databases: PsycINFO, PubMed, Dialnet, Psicodoc, Web of Knowledge, and the Cochrane Library. We initially identified 3746 entries, and eventually included 56 publications. Most of the studies were unanimous in concluding that the application of these techniques over the prefrontal cortex (PFC) was not sufficient to promote anger and irritability reductions in euthymic individuals of both genders. Nevertheless, the application of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, especially transcranial direct current stimulation, over the right PFC seemed to reduce violent reactions in these individuals by interfering with the interpretation of the unfavourable situations (e.g., threating signals) or inner states that evoked anger. In antisocial and pathological populations, the conclusions were provided by a few pilot studies with important methodological weaknesses. The main conclusion of these studies was that bilateral stimulation of the PFC satisfactorily reduced anger and irritability only in inmates, patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), people who suffered a closed-head injury, and agitated patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Moreover, combining these techniques with risperidone considerably reduced aggressiveness in these patients. Therefore, it is necessary to be cautious about the benefits of these techniques to control anger, due the methodological weaknesses of these studies. Nonetheless, they offer valuable opportunities to prevent violence by designing new treatments combining brain stimulation with current strategies, such as psychotherapy and psychopharmacology, in order to promote lasting changes.

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A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Techniques to Reduce Violence Proneness by Interfering in Anger and Irritability

Romero‐Martínez

Bressanutti

Moya-Albiol

2020

JCM

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“…Through their use and the research conducted thereof, we have gained an understanding of brain chemistry and neurobiology inequivalent of any other research [16]. This invaluable knowledge should be cherished as we reap the benefits of the giants who came before us.…”

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“…Our quest has provided us with a map of the brain we could not have even imagined at the start of using psychopharmacology to heal the mind. Through our progress in neuroimaging alone, we have made paramount discoveries of physical localities of the brain which express cognitive dysfunctions [16]. These developments call for new therapeutic neuroscience-based treatments in psychology, psychiatry, psychopathology, and all the future fields that have yet emerged from within these domains.…”

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Reconsidering Psychopharmacology: The Logical Approach

David¹,

Pardo²

2018

J Tradit Med Clin Natur

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The aim herein is to show the need for reconsidering our approach to the use of psychopharmacology as a standard treatment for mental health. Although the most recent scientific research supports abandoning it altogether, this paper presents arguments using pure logic. Using one of the simplest valid propositional forms, Modus Tollens, the argument will flow as follows: if a method is successful, it must meet specific criteria; the method does not meet the required criteria; therefore, the method is unsuccessful.

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“…Therefore, this special issue aims at developing a clearer understanding of these new tools. To achieve this goal, Moulier et al ( 2016 ) studied the impact of the rTMS protocol – usually used for treating depression – in 20 healthy subjects, in order to investigate its effects on mood and emotion processing. Based on neuroimaging studies, Isaac and Januel ( 2016 ) and Baeken, Brunelin, Duprat, and Vanderhasselt ( 2016 ) provided a review of the neural correlates of cognitive remediation and tDCS, respectively.…”

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