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Neuromodulation of Attentional Control in Major Depression: A Pilot DeepTMS Study

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Naim-Feil, Jodie, Bradshaw, John L., Sheppard, Dianne M., Rosenberg, Oded, Levkovitz, Yechiel, Dannon, Pinhas, Fitzgerald, Paul B., Isserles, Moshe +1 more·2016·Neural Plasticity

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While Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is primarily characterized by mood disturbances, impaired attentional control is increasingly identified as a critical feature of depression. Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (deepTMS), a noninvasive neuromodulatory technique, can modulate neural activity and induce neuroplasticity changes in brain regions recruited by attentional processes. This study examined whether acute and long-term high-frequency repetitive deepTMS to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) can attenuate attentional deficits associated with MDD. Twenty-one MDD patients and 26 matched control subjects (CS) were administered the Beck Depression Inventory and the Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART) at baseline. MDD patients were readministered the SART and depressive assessments following a single session (n=21) and after 4 weeks (n=13) of high-frequency (20 Hz) repetitive deepTMS applied to the DLPFC. To control for the practice effect, CS (n=26) were readministered the SART a further two times. The MDD group exhibited deficits in sustained attention and cognitive inhibition. Both acute and long-term high-frequency repetitive frontal deepTMS ameliorated sustained attention deficits in the MDD group. Improvement after acute deepTMS was related to attentional recovery after long-term deepTMS. Longer-term improvement in sustained attention was not related to antidepressant effects of deepTMS treatment.

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Naim-Feil, J., Bradshaw, J. L., Sheppard, D. M., Rosenberg, O., Levkovitz, Y., Dannon, P., Fitzgerald, P. B., Isserles, M., & Zangen, A.
Affiliations
  • Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Central Clinical School, The Alfred and Monash University, Prahran, VIC, Australia
  • Monash University (AU)
  • Tel Aviv University (IL)
  • Shalvata Mental Health Center (IL)
  • The Alfred Hospital (AU)
  • Hadassah Medical Center (IL)
  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
Venue
Neural Plasticity
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016
Volume
2016
Pages
1-10
ISSN
  • 1687-5443 (ISSN-L)
  • 2090-5904
OpenAlex
W2174665884
Cited by
33
References
77
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3
FWCI
1.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neural Plasticity (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • BrainsWay
  • National Health and Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Neurological disorders and treatments
Keywords
major depressive disorder, deep transcranial magnetic stimulation, attentional control, sustained attention, cognitive inhibition, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, neuroplasticity, attention deficits, Sustained Attention to Response Task, antidepressant effects
MeSH terms
Adult, Affect, Attention, Cognition, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Pilot Projects, Prefrontal Cortex, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

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