Can excitatory neuromodulation change distorted perception of one's appearance?

Wan-Wa Wong, D Rangaprakash, Myra S Larson, Joel P Diaz-Fong, Reza Tadayonnejad, Andrew F Leuchter, Jamie D Feusner, Wan-Wa Wong, D Rangaprakash, Myra S Larson, Joel P Diaz-Fong, Reza Tadayonnejad, Andrew F Leuchter, Jamie D Feusner

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Keywords: Appearance perception distortion; Body dysmorphic disorder; Body image; Effective connectivity; Transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Effects of iTBS on DEC patterns and appearance self-evaluations. (a) ROIs and directional connections for DVSHigher and DVSLower. Comparison of DEC patterns for DVSHigher and DVSLower (b) between BDD participants with active and sham iTBS, and (c) between BDD participants and healthy controls without iTBS. Associations between mean DEC and clinical scores (d) across BDD participants with iTBS, and (e) across BDD participants without iTBS, during face viewing. (f) Body Image States Scale (BISS) scores were obtained before and after the experiment from BDD participants who received active iTBS (BDD_ActiveTMS) and sham iTBS (BDD_ShamTMS), and BDD participants (BDD_NoTMS) and healthy controls (CON_NoTMS) who did not receive iTBS. Higher BISS scores indicate better body image perception.