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Title: | The Role of the Cerebellum in Social and Non-Social Action Sequences: A Preliminary LF-rTMS Study | Authors: | Heleven, Elien VAN DUN, Kim De Witte, Sara Baeken, Chris Overwalle, Frank |
Issue Date: | 2021 | Publisher: | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA | Source: | Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15 (Art N° 593821) | Abstract: | An increasing number of studies demonstrated the involvement of the cerebellum in (social) sequence processing. The current preliminary study is the first to investigate the causal involvement of the cerebellum in sequence generation, using low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (LF-rTMS). By targeting the posterior cerebellum, we hypothesized that the induced neuro-excitability modulation would lead to altered performance on a Picture and Story sequencing task, which involve the generation of the correct chronological order of various social and non-social stories depicted in cartoons or sentences. Our results indicate that participants receiving LF-rTMS over the cerebellum, as compared to sham participants, showed a stronger learning effect from pre to post stimulation for both tasks and for all types of sequences (i.e. mechanical, social scripts, false belief, true belief). No differences between sequence types were observed. Our results suggest a positive effect of LF-rTMS on sequence generation. We conclude that the cerebellum is causally involved in the generation of sequences of social and nonsocial events. Our discussion focuses on recommendations for future studies. | Keywords: | cerebellum;social action sequences;mentalizing;TMS;Verbal sequencing task;Picture sequencing task | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/33674 | ISSN: | 1662-5161 | e-ISSN: | 1662-5161 | DOI: | 10.3389/fnhum.2021.593821 | ISI #: | WOS:000627343600001 | Rights: | 2021 Heleven, van Dun, De Witte, Baeken and Van Overwalle. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2022 |
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