High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation facilitates emotional face processing in individuals with high autistic traits: A sham-controlled study

Qiao, Yuxi; Hu, Qian; Xuan, Rongrong; Guo, Qian‐Hui; Ge, Yuqi; Chen, Han; Zhu, Chunyan; Ji, Gong‐Jun; Yu, Fang; Wang, Kai; Zhang, Lei

doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135396

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“…Both trials evaluated the effects of one-session TMS stimulation based on objective measurements, namely EEG and fMRI. With respect to the five tDCS trials with high risk of bias, Van Steenburgh et al ( 36 ) and Qiu et al ( 20 ) placed the anode site on DLPFC, Salehinejad et al ( 37 ) on rTPJ and vmPFC, Qiao et al ( 38 ) on rTPJ, and Hadoush et al ( 40 ) on prefrontal and motor areas. Qiao et al ( 38 ) applied 2 mA current, Van Steenburgh et al ( 36 ) used 1.5 mA, and the rest three trials administered 1 mA to the participants.…”

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“…With respect to the five tDCS trials with high risk of bias, Van Steenburgh et al ( 36 ) and Qiu et al ( 20 ) placed the anode site on DLPFC, Salehinejad et al ( 37 ) on rTPJ and vmPFC, Qiao et al ( 38 ) on rTPJ, and Hadoush et al ( 40 ) on prefrontal and motor areas. Qiao et al ( 38 ) applied 2 mA current, Van Steenburgh et al ( 36 ) used 1.5 mA, and the rest three trials administered 1 mA to the participants. Ten sessions of stimulation were performed by Hadoush et al ( 40 ), five by Qiao et al ( 38 ), three by Van Steenburgh et al ( 36 ) and Salehinejad et al ( 37 ), and one by Qiu et al ( 20 ) All these five tDCS trials reported their findings using different outcome measurements, for example, WMS-II, TOMT, ATEC, and CARS.…”

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“…Risk of bias was assessed with the Cochrane risk-of-bias 2 (ROB-2) tool (24). There were 10 studies rated as low risk of bias (21,(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34), whereas seven studies were rated as high risk of bias (20,(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40), and the rest five studies were rated as moderate risk of bias (41-45) (Figure 2). Two studies showed high risk regarding the randomization process (35,39), among which one study used open-label design, and the other was nonrandomized.…”

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“…Bias arising from period and carryover effects was seen in two trials (36,37). Three trials demonstrated deviation from the intended interventions (20,38,40). The measurement of the outcome was inadequately reported in one trial (20), and the selection of the reported results was shown in one trial (37).…”

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Effects of non-invasive neurostimulation on autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review

Zhang

2022

Front. Psychiatry

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Non-invasive neurostimulation techniques (NIBS) have shown benefits in psychiatric conditions. While in ASD patients, no guideline has so-far been recommended on these techniques due to a lack of high-quality synthetic evidence. Here, a comprehensive search from database inception onward was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane library. Sham-controlled studies assessing the effects of NIBS in ASD patients were identified. After screening, twenty-two studies were included. A total of 552 patients were involved, and the sample size ranged from 5 to 78 patients. Although an iteration from exploratory attempts to more strictly designed trials has been seen to evaluate the efficacy of NIBS on ASD, further trials should also be needed to enable the clinicians and researchers to reach any consensus.Systematic review registration[https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021292434], identifier [CRD42021292434].

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Section: Risk-of-bias Assessmentmentioning

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Effects of non-invasive neurostimulation on autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review

Zhang

2022

Front. Psychiatry

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“…Olsson and Ochsner (2008) analyzed the role of social cognition in emotion and suggested that the right TPJ (rTPJ) interconnected with visuospatial centers supported externally generated representations and might code cognitive aspects in this way. Qiao et al (2020) found that anodal HD-tDCS over the rTPJ significantly increased fixation time and fixation count in emotional cue area and better utilized facial expression information to infer emotional states. Meanwhile, other studies further support the involvement of the rTPJ in the explicit facial expression recognition (Kesler-West et al, 2001;Wicker et al, 2008;Atique et al, 2011).…”

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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over the Right Temporal Parietal Junction Facilitates Spontaneous Micro-Expression Recognition

Liang

et al. 2022

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Micro-expressions are fleeting and subtle emotional expressions. As they are spontaneous and uncontrollable by one’s mind, micro-expressions are considered an indicator of genuine emotions. Their accurate recognition and interpretation promote interpersonal interaction and social communication. Therefore, enhancing the ability to recognize micro-expressions has captured much attention. In the current study, we investigated the effects of training on micro-expression recognition with a Chinese version of the Micro-Expression Training Tool (METT). Our goal was to confirm whether the recognition accuracy of spontaneous micro-expressions could be improved through training and brain stimulation. Since the right temporal parietal junction (rTPJ) has been shown to be involved in the explicit process of facial emotion recognition, we hypothesized that the rTPJ would play a role in facilitating the recognition of micro-expressions. The results showed that anodal transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) of the rTPJ indeed improved the recognition of spontaneous micro-expressions, especially for those associated with fear. The improved accuracy of recognizing fear spontaneous micro-expressions was positively correlated with personal distress in the anodal group but not in the sham group. Our study supports that the combined use of tDCS and METT can be a viable way to train and enhance micro-expression recognition.

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High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation modulates eye gaze on emotional faces in college students with alexithymia: An eye-tracking study

Zhang

Xuan

Chen

et al. 2022

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

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High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation facilitates emotional face processing in individuals with high autistic traits: A sham-controlled study

Cited by 9 publications

References 36 publications

Effects of non-invasive neurostimulation on autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review

Effects of non-invasive neurostimulation on autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over the Right Temporal Parietal Junction Facilitates Spontaneous Micro-Expression Recognition

High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation modulates eye gaze on emotional faces in college students with alexithymia: An eye-tracking study

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