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Salera C, Boccia M, Pecchinenda A. Segregation of Neural Circuits Involved in Social Gaze and Non-Social Arrow Cues: Evidence from an Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta-Analysis. Neuropsychol Rev 2024; 34:496-510. [PMID: 37067764 PMCID: PMC11166804 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-023-09593-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
Abstract
Orienting attention by social gaze cues shares some characteristics with orienting attention by non-social arrow cues, but it is unclear whether they rely on similar neural mechanisms. The present ALE-meta-analysis assessed the pattern of brain activation reported in 40 single experiments (18 with arrows, 22 with gaze), with a total number of 806 participants. Our findings show that the network for orienting attention by social gaze and by non-social arrow cues is in part functionally segregated. Orienting by both types of cues relies on the activity of brain regions involved in endogenous attention (the superior frontal gyrus). Importantly, only orienting by gaze cues was also associated with the activity of brain regions involved in exogenous attention (medial frontal gyrus), processing gaze, and mental state attribution (superior temporal sulcus, temporoparietal junction).
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Affiliation(s)
- Claudia Salera
- Ph.D. Program in Behavioural Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Dei Marsi, 78, 00185, Rome, Italy
- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Dei Marsi, 78, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Dei Marsi, 78, 00185, Rome, Italy
- Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging Unit, IRCCS Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Dei Marsi, 78, 00185, Rome, Italy.
- Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging Unit, IRCCS Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy.
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Leodori G, Fabbrini A, Suppa A, Mancuso M, Tikoo S, Belvisi D, Conte A, Fabbrini G, Berardelli A. Effective connectivity abnormalities in Lewy body disease with visual hallucinations. Clin Neurophysiol 2023; 156:156-165. [PMID: 37952445 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2023.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To assess the changes in effective connectivity of important regions of the visual network (VIS) and dorsal attention network (DAN) underlying visual hallucinations (VHs) in Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB), Parkinson's Disease (PD) and Parkinson's Disease Dementia (PDD), as measured by a transcranial magnetic stimulation-electroencephalographic technique (TMS-EEG). METHODS We stimulated the right visual cortex (V1/V2), the right intraparietal sulcus and the right frontal eye fields, two key regions of the DAN, and measured TMS-evoked cortical activation within the VIS and the DAN. We compared 11 patients with VHs and 15 patients without VHs. RESULTS Patients with VHs showed lower TMS-evoked cortical activation within the DAN following intraparietal sulcus and frontal eye fields stimulation than patients without VHs. No difference was found between patients with and without cognitive impairment. Also, when considering only patients with cognitive impairment, VHs were associated with lower TMS-evoked cortical activation following intraparietal sulcus stimulation. CONCLUSIONS DLB, PD, and PDD patients with VHs had less effective connectivity of the right intraparietal sulcus within the DAN than patients without VHs. SIGNIFICANCE We provided the first evidence that VHs are associated with specific intraparietal sulcus dysfunction within the DAN in patients with PDD, PD, and DLB.
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- Giorgio Leodori
- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy; Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy; Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Imaging, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy; Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy; Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy; Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy; Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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Narganes-Pineda C, Paz-Alonso PM, Marotta A, Lupiáñez J, Chica AB. Neural basis of social attention: common and distinct mechanisms for social and nonsocial orienting stimuli. Cereb Cortex 2023; 33:11010-11024. [PMID: 37782936 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023] Open
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Social and nonsocial directional stimuli (such as gaze and arrows, respectively) share their ability to trigger attentional processes, although the issue of whether social stimuli generate other additional (and unique) attentional effects is still under debate. In this study, we used the spatial interference paradigm to explore, using functional magnetic resonance imaging, shared and dissociable brain activations produced by gaze and arrows. Results showed a common set of regions (right parieto-temporo-occipital) similarly involved in conflict resolution for gaze and arrows stimuli, which showed stronger co-activation for incongruent than congruent trials. The frontal eye field showed stronger functional connectivity with occipital regions for congruent as compared with incongruent trials, and this effect was enhanced for gaze as compared with arrow stimuli in the right hemisphere. Moreover, spatial interference produced by incongruent (as compared with congruent) arrows was associated with increased functional coupling between the right frontal eye field and a set of regions in the left hemisphere. This result was not observed for incongruent (as compared with congruent) gaze stimuli. The right frontal eye field also showed greater coupling with left temporo-occipital regions for those conditions in which larger conflict was observed (arrow incongruent vs. gaze incongruent trials, and gaze congruent vs. arrow congruent trials). These findings support the view that social and nonsocial stimuli share some attentional mechanisms, while at the same time highlighting other differential effects. Highlights Attentional orienting triggered by social (gaze) and nonsocial (arrow) cues is comparable. When social and nonsocial stimuli are used as targets, qualitatively different behavioral effects are observed. This study explores the neural bases of shared and dissociable neural mechanisms for social and nonsocial stimuli. Shared mechanisms were found in the functional coupling between right parieto-temporo-occipital regions. Dissociable mechanisms were found in the functional coupling between right frontal eye field and ipsilateral and contralateral occipito-temporal regions.
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- Cristina Narganes-Pineda
- Department of Experimental Psychology and Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja S/N, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- BCBL, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain, and Language, Mikeletegi Pasealekua 69, 20009 Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Psychology and Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja S/N, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Psychology and Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja S/N, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Psychology and Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja S/N, 18071, Granada, Spain
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Vergallito A, Varoli E, Pisoni A, Mattavelli G, Del Mauro L, Feroldi S, Vallar G, Romero Lauro LJ. State-dependent effectiveness of cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation on cortical excitability. Neuroimage 2023; 277:120242. [PMID: 37348625 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
Abstract
The extensive use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in experimental and clinical settings does not correspond to an in-depth understanding of its underlying neurophysiological mechanisms. In previous studies, we employed an integrated system of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Electroencephalography (TMS-EEG) to track the effect of tDCS on cortical excitability. At rest, anodal tDCS (a-tDCS) over the right Posterior Parietal Cortex (rPPC) elicits a widespread increase in cortical excitability. In contrast, cathodal tDCS (c-tDCS) fails to modulate cortical excitability, being indistinguishable from sham stimulation. Here we investigated whether an endogenous task-induced activation during stimulation might change this pattern, improving c-tDCS effectiveness in modulating cortical excitability. In Experiment 1, we tested whether performance in a Visuospatial Working Memory Task (VWMT) and a modified Posner Cueing Task (mPCT), involving rPPC, could be modulated by c-tDCS. Thirty-eight participants were involved in a two-session experiment receiving either c-tDCS or sham during tasks execution. In Experiment 2, we recruited sixteen novel participants who performed the same paradigm but underwent TMS-EEG recordings pre- and 10 min post- sham stimulation and c-tDCS. Behavioral results showed that c-tDCS significantly modulated mPCT performance compared to sham. At a neurophysiological level, c-tDCS significantly reduced cortical excitability in a frontoparietal network likely involved in task execution. Taken together, our results provide evidence of the state dependence of c-tDCS in modulating cortical excitability effectively. The conceptual and applicative implications are discussed.
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- Alessandra Vergallito
- Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy; NeuroMi, Milan Center for Neuroscience, Milano, Italy.
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy; NeuroMi, Milan Center for Neuroscience, Milano, Italy
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- IUSS Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON) Center, Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS, Pavia, Italy; Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory of Pavia Institute, 27100, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy; NeuroMi, Milan Center for Neuroscience, Milano, Italy; MiBTec - Mind and Behavior Technological Center, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy; NeuroMi, Milan Center for Neuroscience, Milano, Italy
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Li W, Li Y, Cao D, Qian Z, Tang Y, Wang J. TMS-EEG signatures of facilitated cognitive reappraisal in emotion regulation by left ventrolateral prefrontal cortex stimulation. Neuropsychologia 2023; 184:108560. [PMID: 37028796 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2023.108560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Left ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC) has been demonstrated to be a crucial region involved in the down-regulation of negative affect by cognitive reappraisal. However, the neural evidence of causality is still lacking. The current study was to investigate the contribution of left VLPFC in cognitive reappraisal by using single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (spTMS) and electroencephalogram (EEG). METHODS Fifteen participants repeated the cognitive reappraisal task at different TMS settings: no stimulation, spTMS applied at 300 ms after image onset to the left VLPFC, and to the vertex as a control site. EEG and behavioral data were concurrently recorded. TMS-evoked potential (TEP) and late positive potential (LPP) were investigated. RESULTS In cognitive reappraisal, left VLPFC stimulation elicited stronger TEPs than vertex stimulation at 180 ms after TMS onset. Increased source activation of TEPs was identified in the precentral gyrus. Emotion regulation by reappraisal enlarged the trough of TEP at stimulation site. The left VLPFC stimulation led to enhanced LPP in cognitive reappraisal, which was negatively correlated with self-reported arousal. CONCLUSIONS The TMS stimulation over left VLPFC influences the cognitive reappraisal process by potentiating the neural responses. Accordingly, the cortical region responsible for the execution of cognitive reappraisal is activated. The modulated neural activity is related to the behavioral response. The present study provided neural signatures for the facilitated execution of emotion regulation by left VLPFC stimulation, potentially contributing to the therapeutic protocols for mood disorders.
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- Wenjie Li
- School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China; School of Microelectronics and Control Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213164, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China; College of International Education, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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- Brainnetome Center and National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100089, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China.
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Cao KX, Ma ML, Wang CZ, Iqbal J, Si JJ, Xue YX, Yang JL. TMS-EEG: An emerging tool to study the neurophysiologic biomarkers of psychiatric disorders. Neuropharmacology 2021; 197:108574. [PMID: 33894219 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
The etiology of psychiatric disorders remains largely unknown. The exploration of the neurobiological mechanisms of mental illness helps improve diagnostic efficacy and develop new therapies. This review focuses on the application of concurrent transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography (TMS-EEG) in various mental diseases, including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, substance use disorder, and insomnia. First, we summarize the commonly used protocols and output measures of TMS-EEG; then, we review the literature exploring the alterations in neural patterns, particularly cortical excitability, plasticity, and connectivity alterations, and studies that predict treatment responses and clinical states in mental disorders using TMS-EEG. Finally, we discuss the potential mechanisms underlying TMS-EEG in establishing biomarkers for psychiatric disorders and future research directions.
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- Ke-Xin Cao
- National Institute on Drug Dependence and Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital Airport Site, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University and Key Laboratory for Behavior and Cognitive Neuroscience of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- National Institute on Drug Dependence and Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Dependence, Peking University, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory for Neuroscience of Ministry of Education and Neuroscience, National Health and Family Planning Commission, Peking University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
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