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Dual-Site Beta tACS over the rIFG and preSMA Induced Phase-Specific Changes in Functional Connectivity but Not Response Inhibition Performance in Older Adults
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  • Jane Tan,
  • Kartik Iyer,
  • Michael A Nitsche,
  • Rohan Puri,
  • Mark Hinder,
  • Hakuei Fujiyama
Jane Tan
Murdoch University

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Kartik Iyer
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
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Michael A Nitsche
Leibniz-Institut fur Arbeitsforschung an der TU Dortmund
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Rohan Puri
University of Tasmania
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Mark Hinder
University of Tasmania
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Hakuei Fujiyama
Murdoch University
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Abstract

Research suggests that changes in functional connectivity contribute to age-related declines in response inhibition. Through a double-blind crossover study, we investigated the effects of dual-site beta transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) over the right inferior frontal gyrus (rIFG) and pre-supplementary motor area (preSMA) on functional connectivity measured with electroencephalography and response inhibition (stop-signal task performance) in 15 older (aged 61-79 years) and 18 young (aged 18-34 years) adults. Two tACS conditions were administered in separate sessions: in-phase tACS, where electrical currents delivered to rIFG and preSMA had a 0° phase difference, and anti-phase tACS, where currents had a 180° phase difference. Resting-state beta band rIFG-preSMA connectivity significantly increased after in-phase tACS for older and young adults, and decreased after anti-phase tACS for older adults. This shows that tACS can modulate rIFG-preSMA connectivity in a phase-specific manner in the aging brain. However, response inhibition significantly improved after both in- and anti-phase tACS for young and older adults, indicating that inhibitory performance might not be directly regulated by resting-state rIFG-preSMA phase connectivity.
15 Aug 2024Submitted to Psychophysiology
16 Aug 2024Submission Checks Completed
16 Aug 2024Assigned to Editor
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26 Aug 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
23 Oct 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
29 Oct 20241st Revision Received
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