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ReviewNeural plasticity2024

Boosting Psychotherapy With Noninvasive Brain Stimulation: The Whys and Wherefores of Modulating Neural Plasticity to Promote Therapeutic Change.

Daniele Saccenti, Leonor J Romero Lauro, Sofia A Crespi, Andrea S Moro, Alessandra Vergallito, Regina Gregori Grgič, Novella Pretti, Jacopo Lamanna, Mattia Ferro

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Review in Neural plasticity, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Daniele SaccentiDepartment of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1835-7927
Leonor J Romero LauroDepartment of Psychology and NeuroMi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6478-2502
Sofia A CrespiCognitive Studies, Cognitive Psychotherapy School and Research Center, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7429-0440
Andrea S MoroDepartment of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4840-5002
Alessandra VergallitoDepartment of Psychology and NeuroMi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0897-5606
Regina Gregori GrgičDepartment of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2402-5301
Novella PrettiCognitive Studies, Cognitive Psychotherapy School and Research Center, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1095-7012
Jacopo LamannaFaculty of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1919-8219
Mattia FerroDepartment of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0009-0002-2629-5364

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The phenomenon of neural plasticity pertains to the intrinsic capacity of neurons to undergo structural and functional reconfiguration through learning and experiential interaction with the environment. These changes could manifest themselves not only as a consequence of various life experiences but also following therapeutic interventions, including the application of noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) and psychotherapy. As standalone therapies, both NIBS and psychotherapy have demonstrated their efficacy in the amelioration of psychiatric disorders' symptoms, with a certain variability in terms of effect sizes and duration. Consequently, scholars suggested the convenience of integrating the two interventions into a multimodal treatment to boost and prolong the therapeutic outcomes. Such an approach is still in its infancy, and the physiological underpinnings substantiating the effectiveness and utility of combined interventions are still to be clarified. Therefore, this opinion paper aims to provide a theoretical framework consisting of compelling arguments as to why adding NIBS to psychotherapy can promote therapeutic change. Namely, we will discuss the physiological effects of the two interventions, thus providing a rationale to explain the potential advantages of a combined approach.

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BrainMental DisordersNeuronal PlasticityPsychotherapyAnimalsCombined Modality TherapyHumansTranscranial Direct Current StimulationTranscranial Magnetic Stimulationcombined approachneural plasticitynoninvasive brain stimulationpsychotherapytranscranial direct current stimulationtranscranial magnetic stimulation

Identifiers

PMID39723244
PMCPMC11669434

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