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| Title |
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Consolidation of Fear Memory
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychiatry, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00107 |
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| Authors |
Manish Asthana, Katharina Nueckel, Andreas Mühlberger, Dorothea Neueder, Thomas Polak, Katharina Domschke, Jürgen Deckert, Martin J. Herrmann |
| Abstract |
It has been shown that applying transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) influences declarative memory processes. This study investigates the efficacy of tDCS on emotional memory consolidation, especially experimental fear conditioning. We applied an auditory fear-conditioning paradigm, in which two differently colored squares (blue and yellow) were presented as conditioned stimuli (CS) and an auditory stimulus as unconditioned stimulus (UCS). Sixty-nine participants were randomly assigned into three groups: anodal, cathodal, and sham stimulation. The participants of the two active groups (i.e., anodal and cathodal) received tDCS over the left DLPFC for 12 min after fear conditioning. The effect of fear conditioning and consolidation (24 h later) was measured by assessing the skin conductance response (SCR) to the CS. The results provide evidence that cathodal stimulation of the left DLPFC leads to an inhibitory effect on fear memory consolidation compared to anodal and sham stimulation, as indicated by decreased SCRs to CS+ presentation during extinction training at day 2. In conclusion, current work suggests that cathodal stimulation interferes with processes of fear memory consolidation. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 4 | 57% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 4 | 57% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 29% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 145 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 27 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 26 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 24 | 16% |
| Unknown | 23 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 48 | 32% |
| Neuroscience | 29 | 19% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 16 | 11% |
| Unknown | 36 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 November 2013.
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#6,739,303
of 24,641,327 outputs
Outputs from Frontiers in Psychiatry
#3,100
of 11,896 outputs
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#68,356
of 290,886 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Psychiatry
#75
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Altmetric has tracked 24,641,327 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 72nd percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 11,896 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 11.1. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 73% of its peers.
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