期刊
CEREBRAL CORTEX
卷 30, 期 1, 页码 20-30出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz067
关键词
beta oscillations; contextual memory; dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; electroencephalography; implicit learning; memory-guided attention; transcranial magnetic stimulation
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [SFB636/C1, SFB1158/B03, SFB1158/B07]
- Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (Colciencias)
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES)/Alexander von Humboldt (AvH)
Many studies have shown that the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) plays an important role in top-down cognitive control over intentional and deliberate behavior. However, recent studies have reported that DLPFC-mediated top-down control interferes with implicit forms of learning. Here we used continuous theta-burst stimulation (cTBS) combined with electroencephalography to investigate the causal role of DLPFC in implicit contextual memory-guided attention. We aimed to test whether transient disruption of the DLPFC would interfere with implicit learning performance and related electrical brain activity. We applied neuronavigation-guided cTBS to the DLPFC or to the vertex as a control region prior to the performance of an implicit contextual learning task. We found that cTBS applied over the DLPFC significantly improved performance during implicit contextual learning. We also noted that beta-band (13-19 Hz) oscillatory power was reduced at fronto-central channels about 140 to 370 ms after visual stimulus onset in cTBS DLPFC compared with cTBS vertex. Taken together, our results provide evidence that DLPFC-mediated top-down control interferes with contextual memory-guided attention and beta-band oscillatory activity.
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