Mechanistic account of the left auditory cortex for tone-matching in schizophrenia : A pilot transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) sham-controlled study

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OBJECTIVE: Deficits in the ability to match tones following brief delay and their contribution to higher-order cognitive alterations have been repeatedly documented in schizophrenia. The aim was to explore if left fronto-temporal high-frequency transcranial random noise stimulation (hf-tRNS), with electrodes placed over brain regions involved in tone-matching would significantly modulate performances in participants with schizophrenia.

METHODS: In a randomized, double-blind sham-controlled study, 10 participants with schizophrenia were allocated to receive ten sessions of either active or sham hf-tRNS. The anode was placed over the left prefrontal cortex and the cathode over the left temporoparietal junction. A tone-matching task was administered before and after the hf-tRNS.

RESULTS: We calculated the changes in tone-matching performance before and after hf-tRNS session in each group. A significant between-group difference was observed for the difficult tone-matching conditions (W= 14.500, p = 0.032), with tone-matching improvement in the sham group and no improvement in the active group.

DISCUSSION: hf-tRNS could disrupt the test-retest learning effect in the tone-matching task in individuals with schizophrenia. It is likely that this disruption resulted from cathodal-induced inhibition of the functional coupling between auditory cortical areas that correlates with tone-matching performance in patients.

CONCLUSION: The findings contribute to our understanding of hf-tRNS effects on early auditory processing in schizophrenia.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:92

Enthalten in:

Asian journal of psychiatry - 92(2024) vom: 14. Feb., Seite 103879

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dondé, Clément [VerfasserIn]
Fivel, Laure [VerfasserIn]
Haesebaert, Fréderic [VerfasserIn]
Poulet, Emmanuel [VerfasserIn]
Mondino, Marine [VerfasserIn]
Brunelin, Jérôme [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Early auditory
Journal Article
Non-invasive brain stimulation
Randomized Controlled Trial
Schizophrenia
Tone-matching
Transcranial random noise stimulation

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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103879

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NLM366483552