The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on the reward related brain responses

Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli selvittää, onko aivojen transkraniaalisella tasavirtastimulaatiolla (tDCS) vaikutusta palkkiopositiivisuuteen (Reward positivity, RewP). Tällä palkkiopositiivisuudella tarkoitetaan tapahtumasidonnaista herätepotentiaalia (event-related potential, ERP) joka heij...

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Main Authors: Nurmela, Ira, Bergman, Valtteri
Other Authors: Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekunta, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Psykologian laitos, Department of Psychology, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2023
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/86024
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description Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli selvittää, onko aivojen transkraniaalisella tasavirtastimulaatiolla (tDCS) vaikutusta palkkiopositiivisuuteen (Reward positivity, RewP). Tällä palkkiopositiivisuudella tarkoitetaan tapahtumasidonnaista herätepotentiaalia (event-related potential, ERP) joka heijastaa aivojen palkkiojärjestelmän toimintaa. Aivojen palkkiojärjestelmän toimintaan liittyy frontaalisen asymmetrian malli, joka jakaa lähestymis- ja välttämiskäyttäytymisen vastakkaisille aivopuoliskoille. Lähestymiskäyttäytyminen sijoittuu vasemmalle puoliskolle ja välttämiskäyttäytyminen sijoittuu oikealle. Spekuloimme näiden lateralisoituneiden toimintojen vaikuttavan palkkioihin liittyviin neuronaalisiin prosesseihin. Täten käytimme tätä mallia viitekehyksenämme, ja kohdistimme anodaalista tasavirtastimulaatiota vasemmalle dorsolateraaliselle prefrontaalikorteksille odottaen, että stimulaatio vaikuttaisi palkkiopositiivisuuteen. Aikaisemmissa tutkimuksissa tähän aivoalueeseen kohdistetun anodaalisen tasavirtastimulaation on havaittu olevan tuloksellista masennuksen hoidossa. tDCS:n tiedetään vaikuttavan hermosolujen sähköiseen aktiivisuuteen, mutta muut vaikutusmekanismit ovat vielä epäselviä. Tutkimuksessamme lopullisiin analyyseihin sisällytimme 35:n koehenkilön tulokset, joista 23 oli naisia ja 12 miehiä. Koehenkilöt jaoimme satunnaisesti koe- (n=16) ja kontrolliryhmiin (n=19). Koeryhmä sai tasavirtastimulaatiota vasemmalle dorsolateraaliselle prefrontaalikorteksille kymmenen minuutin ajan. Kontrolliryhmä sen sijaan sai placebo-stimulaatiota, mikä tarkoittaa, että he saivat oikeaa stimulaatiota vain 30 sekuntia alussa ja lopuksi kymmenen minuutin jälkeen 30 sekuntia. Stimulaation jälkeen tutkittavat pelasivat “gambling doors task” -peliä, jossa tutkittavien tuli valita kahden oven välillä, josta he joko voittivat tai hävisivät pisteitä. Pelin aikana mittasimme tutkittavilta EEG:n. Tulosten mukaan anodaalisella tDCS:llä ei ollut vaikutusta palkkiopositiivisuuteen, mutta havaitsimme sillä olevan vaikutusta N1- ja P2-vasteisiin. Tuloksissa mielenkiintomme herätti myös koholla pysynyt amplitudi P3-vasteen jälkeen. Tämän spekuloimme olevan myöhäinen positiivinen potentiaali (late positive potential). Tuloksemme viittaavat tDCS:n vaikuttavan havaittujen ärsykkeiden reagointiin palkkioiden prosessoinnin sijaan. In this study we were interested in the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on reward positivity. Reward positivity is an ERP component that reflects reward-related neuronal phenomena. The brain’s reward system is related to the frontal asymmetry model, which divides approach and avoidance behaviour into separate hemispheres, with approach behaviour located in the left hemisphere and avoidance in the right. We speculated that this lateralized division could have an effect on reward-related neuronal functions. Hence we used this model as a framework for our setup and targeted anodal tDCS on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) with an expectation that the stimulation would affect reward positivity. In earlier studies anodal tDCS stimulation of the left dlPFC has yielded promising results in the treatment of depression. However, the exact working mechanism of tDCS is currently unknown. What is known is that it affects the electrical charge of neurons but beyond that there is only speculation. In our study we gathered a total of 35 participants into the analyses consisting of 23 females and 12 males which we divided into two groups in random order: experimental group (n=16) and control group (n=19). We gave the experimental group real anodal tDCS into their left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for ten minutes. To the control group we gave placebo stimulation, which means they only got stimulation at the beginning and the end of the ten minute procedure. After the stimulation, the participants played the “gambling doors task” -game where they had to choose between two doors from which they either gained or lost points. We collected EEG data during the game. Anodal tDCS did not have an effect on reward positivity. Instead, we did notice an effect on other ERP components, namely, N1 and P2. Another interesting occurrence was that the EEG amplitude stayed over the baseline P3 which we speculated to be late positive potential. According to our results it would seem that tDCS affects reactivity towards perceived stimuli rather than reward processing.
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title The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on the reward related brain responses
title_full The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on the reward related brain responses
title_fullStr The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on the reward related brain responses The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on the reward related brain responses
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title_short The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on the reward related brain responses
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title_txtP The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on the reward related brain responses
topic reward positivity (Rewp) N1 P2 late positive potential (LPP) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) frontal asymmetry gambling doors task Psykologia Psychology 202 transkraniaalinen tasavirtastimulaatio neuropsykologia aivotutkimus transcranial direct current stimulation neuropsychology brain research
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