The role of the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) in depression
The DLPFC is the region of the brain targeted during Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation treatment for depression. The DLPFC is a region of the brain related to executive function, and was shown to have relatively low activity in patients with a major depressive disorder.
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Antidepressant treatment normalizes hypoactivity in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during emotional interference processing in major depression
The transcranial magnetic stimulation motor threshold depends on the distance from coil to underlying cortex: a replication in healthy adults comparing two methods of assessing the distance to cortex
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