[HTML][HTML] The role of dlPFC laterality in the expression and regulation of anxiety

LK White, W Makhoul, M Teferi, YI Sheline… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorder. Therefore, elucidating brain
mechanisms implicated in anxiety disorders is important avenue for developing novel …

A generalized workflow for conducting electric field–optimized, fMRI-guided, transcranial magnetic stimulation

NL Balderston, C Roberts, EM Beydler, ZD Deng… - Nature protocols, 2020 - nature.com
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive method to stimulate the cerebral
cortex that has applications in psychiatry, such as in the treatment of depression and anxiety …

[HTML][HTML] Continuous theta-burst stimulation to the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may increase potentiated startle in healthy individuals

M Teferi, W Makhoul, ZD Deng, DJ Oathes… - … Psychiatry Global Open …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Convergent neuroimaging and neuromodulation studies implicate the right
dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) as a key region involved in anxiety-cognition …

Intermittent theta-burst stimulation to the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may increase potentiated startle in healthy individuals

M Teferi, H Gura, M Patel, A Casalvera… - …, 2024 - nature.com
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment protocols targeting the right
dlPFC have been effective in reducing anxiety symptoms comorbid with depression …

Threat of shock increases distractor susceptibility during the short-term maintenance of visual information

A Casalvera, M Goodwin, KG Lynch… - Social Cognitive and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Elevated arousal in anxiety is thought to affect attention control. To test this, we designed a
visual short-term memory (VSTM) task to examine distractor suppression during periods of …