Effects of left prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation on the acquisition of contextual and cued fear memory
Publish place: Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences، Vol: 20، Issue: 6
Publish Year: 1396
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: English
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Objective(s): Behavioral and neuroimaging studies have shown that transcranial direct current stimulation, as a non-invasive neuromodulatory technique, beyond regional effects can modify functionally interconnected remote cortical and subcortical areas. In this study, we hypothesized that the induced changes in cortical excitability following the application of cathodal or anodal tDCS over the left frontal cortex as pre-training would affect functional connectivity in resting-state circuits of fear memory and consequently could improve or disturb the acquisition of fear memory. Materials and Methods: In order to evaluate the polarity-dependent effects of tDCS on the acquisition of fear memory and the functional connectivity, we applied left prefrontal anodal or cathodal stimulation at ۲۰۰ μA for one session to healthy mice for the durations of ۲۰ and ۳۰ min prior to fear conditioning. Results: Our results revealed that the administration of left prefrontal anodal (for both ۲۰ and ۳۰ min durations) and cathodal (at ۳۰ min duration) tDCS impaired the acquisition of both contextual and cued fear memory. In addition, we did not observe a direct correlation between stimulation duration and the efficacy of tDCS on the acquisition of contextual and cued fear memory. Conclusion: In this study, the impairments of both contextual and cued memory further confirmed the previous studies reporting that the administration of transcranial stimulation would affect the activity of deeper structures like amygdala and hippocampus as the main components of the fear memory circuit in acquisition, storage, and expression of the memory.
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Shahsanam Abbasi
Institute for Cognitive Science Studies (ICSS), Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Nasehi
Institute for Cognitive Science Studies (ICSS), Tehran, Iran
Hamid Reza Soleimanpour Lichaei
Department of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast
Institute for Cognitive Science Studies (ICSS), Tehran, Iran
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