BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 170-176 , July 2010

Continuous theta burst stimulation of right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex induces changes in impulsivity level

  • Sang Soo Cho

      Affiliations

    • PET Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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  • Ji Hyun Ko

      Affiliations

    • PET Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Giovanna Pellecchia

      Affiliations

    • PET Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • Toronto Western Research Institute and Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Thilo Van Eimeren

      Affiliations

    • PET Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • Toronto Western Research Institute and Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Roberto Cilia

      Affiliations

    • PET Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • Toronto Western Research Institute and Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Antonio P. Strafella

      Affiliations

    • PET Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • Toronto Western Research Institute and Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Antonio P. Strafella, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Toronto Western Hospital and Institute CAMH-PET Imaging Centre, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8 Canada.

Received 6 May 2009 ,Revised 8 September 2009 ,Accepted 7 October 2009.

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 This work was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to A.P.S. (MOP-64423). S.S.C. was supported by the Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD, Basic Research Promotion Fund) (KRF-2007-359-E00014).

PII: S1935-861X(09)00106-5

doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2009.10.002

BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 170-176 , July 2010

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