Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Reducing the Relative Reinforcing Value of Food in Adult Patients With Obesity Pursuing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Protocol for a Pilot, Within-Participants, Sham-Controlled Trial
Bond D, Papasavas P, Raynor H, Grilo C, Steele V. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Reducing the Relative Reinforcing Value of Food in Adult Patients With Obesity Pursuing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Protocol for a Pilot, Within-Participants, Sham-Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e50714. PMID: 37930756, PMCID: PMC10660230, DOI: 10.2196/50714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationBrain reward processingRRV of foodTranscranial magnetic stimulationSham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationReward processingValue of foodMagnetic stimulationLeft dorsolateral prefrontal cortexNoninvasive brain stimulation techniqueINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERNeural reward circuitsSham-controlled crossover designFood reinforcementDorsolateral prefrontal cortexBrain stimulation techniquesSham rTMS conditionNeural measuresLine of researchActive repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationFood rewardPrefrontal cortexPalatable foodReward circuitHigher food reinforcement