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The Influence of non-invasive Prefrontal/Frontal Brain Stimulation on Food Reappraisal Abilities and Calorie Consumption in Obese Females

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. In a 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. 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. The present findings do not support the notion of prefrontal/frontal tDCS as a promising treatment option for obesity.:1. Introduction
1.1 Obejective of investigation
1.1.1 Obesity
1.1.2 Homeostasis versus hedonism?
1.1.3 Regulating the desire to eat
1.1.4 Obesity and the brain
1.2 Previous studies
1.2.1 EEG study
1.2.2 Buffet study
1.3 Transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS)
1.4 TDCS study

2 Publication

3 Summary of work
3.1 Data Acquisition ans analysis
3.2 Results and discussion
3.2.1 Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
3.2.2 Multifactorial influence on behavior
3.2.3 Limitations of study design
3.2.4 Limitations of method
3.3 Outlook

4 References

5 Attachments
5.1 Academic contribution
5.2 Erklärung über die eigenständige Abfassung der Arbeit
5.3 Einreichungserklärung
5.4 Curriculum vitae
5.5 Publications
5.6 Acknowledgements

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:36271
Date25 November 2019
CreatorsGrundeis, Felicitas
ContributorsUniversität Leipzig
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:doctoralThesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis, doc-type:Text
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Relation10.3389/fnins.2017.00334

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