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| Title |
Non-invasive Prefrontal/Frontal Brain Stimulation Is Not Effective in Modulating Food Reappraisal Abilities or Calorie Consumption in Obese Females
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Neuroscience, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnins.2017.00334 |
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| Authors |
Felicitas Grundeis, Cristin Brand, Saurabh Kumar, Michael Rullmann, Jan Mehnert, Burkhard Pleger |
| Abstract |
Background/Objectives: Previous studies suggest that non-invasive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied to the prefrontal cortex modulates food choices and calorie intake in obese humans. Participants/Methods: In the present fully randomized, placebo-controlled, within-subject and double-blinded study, we applied single sessions of anodal, cathodal, and sham tDCS to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and contralateral frontal operculum in 25 hungry obese women and investigated possible influences on food reappraisal abilities as well as calorie intake. We hypothesized that tDCS, (i) improves the ability to regulate the desire for visually presented foods and, (ii) reduces their consumption. Results: We could not confirm an effect of anodal or cathodal tDCS, neither on the ability to modulate the desire for visually presented foods, nor on calorie consumption. Conclusions: The present findings do not support the notion of prefrontal/frontal tDCS as a promising treatment option for obesity. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1 | 33% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 75 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 75 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 13% |
| Researcher | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 13% |
| Unknown | 23 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 16 | 21% |
| Neuroscience | 12 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Engineering | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 11% |
| Unknown | 31 | 41% |
Attention Score in Context
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