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The effect of HD-tDCS on brain oscillations and frontal synchronicity during resting-state EEG in violent offenders with a substance dependence
Violence is a major problem in our society and therefore research into the neural underpinnings of aggression has grown exponentially. Although in the past decade the biological underpinnings of aggressive behavior have been examined, research on neural oscillations in violent offenders during resti...
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Asociacion Espanola de Psicologia Conductual
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9982047/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36875007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100374 |
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author | Sergiou, Carmen S. Tatti, Elisa Romanella, Sara M. Santarnecchi, Emiliano Weidema, Alix D. Rassin, Eric G.C Franken, Ingmar H.A. van Dongen, Josanne D.M. |
author_facet | Sergiou, Carmen S. Tatti, Elisa Romanella, Sara M. Santarnecchi, Emiliano Weidema, Alix D. Rassin, Eric G.C Franken, Ingmar H.A. van Dongen, Josanne D.M. |
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description | Violence is a major problem in our society and therefore research into the neural underpinnings of aggression has grown exponentially. Although in the past decade the biological underpinnings of aggressive behavior have been examined, research on neural oscillations in violent offenders during resting-state electroencephalography (rsEEG) remains scarce. In this study we aimed to investigate the effect of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) on frontal theta, alpha and beta frequency power, asymmetrical frontal activity, and frontal synchronicity in violent offenders. Fifty male violent forensic patients diagnosed with a substance dependence were included in a double-blind sham-controlled randomized study. The patients received 20 minutes of HD-tDCS two times a day on five consecutive days. Before and after the intervention, the patients underwent a rsEEG task. Results showed no effect of HD-tDCS on the power in the different frequency bands. Also, no increase in asymmetrical activity was found. However, we found increased synchronicity in frontal regions in the alpha and beta frequency bands indicating enhanced connectivity in frontal brain regions as a result of the HD-tDCS-intervention. This study has enhanced our understanding of the neural underpinnings of aggression and violence, pointing to the importance of alpha and beta frequency bands and their connectivity in frontal brain regions. Although future studies should further investigate the complex neural underpinnings of aggression in different populations and using whole-brain connectivity, it can be suggested with caution, that HD-tDCS could be an innovative method to regain frontal synchronicity in neurorehabilitation. |
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spelling | pubmed-99820472023-03-04 The effect of HD-tDCS on brain oscillations and frontal synchronicity during resting-state EEG in violent offenders with a substance dependence Sergiou, Carmen S. Tatti, Elisa Romanella, Sara M. Santarnecchi, Emiliano Weidema, Alix D. Rassin, Eric G.C Franken, Ingmar H.A. van Dongen, Josanne D.M. Int J Clin Health Psychol Original Article Violence is a major problem in our society and therefore research into the neural underpinnings of aggression has grown exponentially. Although in the past decade the biological underpinnings of aggressive behavior have been examined, research on neural oscillations in violent offenders during resting-state electroencephalography (rsEEG) remains scarce. In this study we aimed to investigate the effect of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) on frontal theta, alpha and beta frequency power, asymmetrical frontal activity, and frontal synchronicity in violent offenders. Fifty male violent forensic patients diagnosed with a substance dependence were included in a double-blind sham-controlled randomized study. The patients received 20 minutes of HD-tDCS two times a day on five consecutive days. Before and after the intervention, the patients underwent a rsEEG task. Results showed no effect of HD-tDCS on the power in the different frequency bands. Also, no increase in asymmetrical activity was found. However, we found increased synchronicity in frontal regions in the alpha and beta frequency bands indicating enhanced connectivity in frontal brain regions as a result of the HD-tDCS-intervention. This study has enhanced our understanding of the neural underpinnings of aggression and violence, pointing to the importance of alpha and beta frequency bands and their connectivity in frontal brain regions. Although future studies should further investigate the complex neural underpinnings of aggression in different populations and using whole-brain connectivity, it can be suggested with caution, that HD-tDCS could be an innovative method to regain frontal synchronicity in neurorehabilitation. Asociacion Espanola de Psicologia Conductual 2023 2023-02-21 /pmc/articles/PMC9982047/ /pubmed/36875007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100374 Text en © 2023 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Original Article Sergiou, Carmen S. Tatti, Elisa Romanella, Sara M. Santarnecchi, Emiliano Weidema, Alix D. Rassin, Eric G.C Franken, Ingmar H.A. van Dongen, Josanne D.M. The effect of HD-tDCS on brain oscillations and frontal synchronicity during resting-state EEG in violent offenders with a substance dependence |
title | The effect of HD-tDCS on brain oscillations and frontal synchronicity during resting-state EEG in violent offenders with a substance dependence |
title_full | The effect of HD-tDCS on brain oscillations and frontal synchronicity during resting-state EEG in violent offenders with a substance dependence |
title_fullStr | The effect of HD-tDCS on brain oscillations and frontal synchronicity during resting-state EEG in violent offenders with a substance dependence |
title_full_unstemmed | The effect of HD-tDCS on brain oscillations and frontal synchronicity during resting-state EEG in violent offenders with a substance dependence |
title_short | The effect of HD-tDCS on brain oscillations and frontal synchronicity during resting-state EEG in violent offenders with a substance dependence |
title_sort | effect of hd-tdcs on brain oscillations and frontal synchronicity during resting-state eeg in violent offenders with a substance dependence |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9982047/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36875007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100374 |
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