Non-invasive Prefrontal/Frontal Brain Stimulation Is Not Effective in Modulating Food Reappraisal Abilities or Calorie Consumption in Obese Females

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Non-invasive Prefrontal/Frontal Brain Stimulation Is Not Effective in Modulating Food Reappraisal Abilities or Calorie Consumption in Obese Females. / Grundeis, Felicitas; Brand, Cristin; Kumar, Saurabh; Rullmann, Michael; Mehnert, Jan; Pleger, Burkhard.

in: FRONT NEUROSCI-SWITZ, Jahrgang 11, 2017, S. 334.

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title = "Non-invasive Prefrontal/Frontal Brain Stimulation Is Not Effective in Modulating Food Reappraisal Abilities or Calorie Consumption in Obese Females",
abstract = " Background/Objectives: Previous studies suggest that non-invasive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied to the prefrontal cortex modulates food choices and calorie intake in obese humans.Participants/Methods:In the present fully randomized, placebo-controlled, within-subject and double-blinded study, we applied single sessions of anodal, cathodal, and sham tDCS to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and contralateral frontal operculum in 25 hungry obese women and investigated possible influences on food reappraisal abilities as well as calorie intake. We hypothesized that tDCS, (i) improves the ability to regulate the desire for visually presented foods and, (ii) reduces their consumption.Results:We could not confirm an effect of anodal or cathodal tDCS, neither on the ability to modulate the desire for visually presented foods, nor on calorie consumption.Conclusions:The present findings do not support the notion of prefrontal/frontal tDCS as a promising treatment option for obesity.",
keywords = "Journal Article",
author = "Felicitas Grundeis and Cristin Brand and Saurabh Kumar and Michael Rullmann and Jan Mehnert and Burkhard Pleger",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.3389/fnins.2017.00334",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
pages = "334",
journal = "FRONT NEUROSCI-SWITZ",
issn = "1662-453X",
publisher = "Frontiers Media S. A.",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Non-invasive Prefrontal/Frontal Brain Stimulation Is Not Effective in Modulating Food Reappraisal Abilities or Calorie Consumption in Obese Females

AU - Grundeis, Felicitas

AU - Brand, Cristin

AU - Kumar, Saurabh

AU - Rullmann, Michael

AU - Mehnert, Jan

AU - Pleger, Burkhard

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - Background/Objectives: Previous studies suggest that non-invasive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied to the prefrontal cortex modulates food choices and calorie intake in obese humans.Participants/Methods:In the present fully randomized, placebo-controlled, within-subject and double-blinded study, we applied single sessions of anodal, cathodal, and sham tDCS to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and contralateral frontal operculum in 25 hungry obese women and investigated possible influences on food reappraisal abilities as well as calorie intake. We hypothesized that tDCS, (i) improves the ability to regulate the desire for visually presented foods and, (ii) reduces their consumption.Results:We could not confirm an effect of anodal or cathodal tDCS, neither on the ability to modulate the desire for visually presented foods, nor on calorie consumption.Conclusions:The present findings do not support the notion of prefrontal/frontal tDCS as a promising treatment option for obesity.

AB - Background/Objectives: Previous studies suggest that non-invasive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied to the prefrontal cortex modulates food choices and calorie intake in obese humans.Participants/Methods:In the present fully randomized, placebo-controlled, within-subject and double-blinded study, we applied single sessions of anodal, cathodal, and sham tDCS to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and contralateral frontal operculum in 25 hungry obese women and investigated possible influences on food reappraisal abilities as well as calorie intake. We hypothesized that tDCS, (i) improves the ability to regulate the desire for visually presented foods and, (ii) reduces their consumption.Results:We could not confirm an effect of anodal or cathodal tDCS, neither on the ability to modulate the desire for visually presented foods, nor on calorie consumption.Conclusions:The present findings do not support the notion of prefrontal/frontal tDCS as a promising treatment option for obesity.

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DO - 10.3389/fnins.2017.00334

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VL - 11

SP - 334

JO - FRONT NEUROSCI-SWITZ

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SN - 1662-453X

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