Intensified electrical stimulation targeting lateral and medial prefrontal cortices for the treatment of social anxiety disorder: A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, dose-comparison study

Intensified electrical stimulation targeting lateral and medial prefrontal cortices for the treatment of social anxiety disorder: A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, dose-comparison study

Background: Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is the most common anxiety disorder while remains largely untreated. Disturbed amygdala-frontal network functions are central to the pathophysiology of SAD, marked by hypoactivity of the lateral prefrontal cortex (PFC), and hypersensitivity of the medial PFC...

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Main Authors: Eisa Jafari, Jaber Alizadehgoradel, Fereshteh Pourmohseni Koluri, Ezzatollah Nikoozadehkordmirza, Meysam Refahi, Mina Taherifard, Vahid Nejati, Amir-Homayun Hallajian, Elham Ghanavati, Carmelo M. Vicario, Michael A. Nitsche, Mohammad Ali Salehinejad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
Social anxiety disorder
Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC)
Medial prefrontal cortex
VMPFC
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
Attentional bias
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X21001248

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