Prefrontal tDCS attenuates counterfactual thinking in female individuals prone to self-critical rumination

Abstract The tendency to ruminate (i.e., repetitive negative self-referential thoughts that perpetuate depressive mood) is associated with (a) an elevated propensity to maladaptively experience counterfactual thinking (CFT) and regret, and (b) hypo-activity of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex...

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Main Authors: Jens Allaert, Rudi De Raedt, Frederik M. van der Veen, Chris Baeken, Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90677-7