Krall, Sarah C., Volz, Lukas J. ORCID: 0000-0002-0161-654X, Oberwelland, Eileen, Grefkes, Christian ORCID: 0000-0002-1656-720X, Fink, Gereon R. ORCID: 0000-0002-8230-1856 and Konrad, Kerstin ORCID: 0000-0001-9039-2615 (2016). The Right Temporoparietal Junction in Attention and Social Interaction: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study. Hum. Brain Mapp., 37 (2). S. 796 - 808. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1097-0193

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Abstract

The right temporoparietal junction (rTPJ) has been associated with the ability to reorient attention to unexpected stimuli and the capacity to understand others' mental states (theory of mind [ToM]/false belief). Using activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis we previously unraveled that the anterior rTPJ is involved in both, reorienting of attention and ToM, possibly indicating a more general role in attention shifting. Here, we used neuronavigated transcranial magnetic stimulation to directly probe the role of the rTPJ across attentional reorienting and false belief. Task performance in a visual cueing paradigm and false belief cartoon task was investigated after application of continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) over anterior rTPJ (versus vertex, for control). We found that attentional reorienting was significantly impaired after rTPJ cTBS compared with control. For the false belief task, error rates in trials demanding a shift in mental state significantly increased. Of note, a significant positive correlation indicated a close relation between the stimulation effect on attentional reorienting and false belief trials. Our findings extend previous neuroimaging evidence by indicating an essential overarching role of the anterior rTPJ for both cognitive functions, reorienting of attention and ToM. (C) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Item Type: Journal Article
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CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Krall, Sarah C.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Volz, Lukas J.UNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-0161-654XUNSPECIFIED
Oberwelland, EileenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Grefkes, ChristianUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-1656-720XUNSPECIFIED
Fink, Gereon R.UNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-8230-1856UNSPECIFIED
Konrad, KerstinUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-9039-2615UNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-286297
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23068
Journal or Publication Title: Hum. Brain Mapp.
Volume: 37
Number: 2
Page Range: S. 796 - 808
Date: 2016
Publisher: WILEY
Place of Publication: HOBOKEN
ISSN: 1097-0193
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
TEMPORO-PARIETAL JUNCTION; THETA-BURST STIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY; NEURAL MECHANISMS; VISUAL-ATTENTION; STIMULUS-DRIVEN; BRAIN; SYSTEMS; DORSAL; MOTORMultiple languages
Neurosciences; Neuroimaging; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical ImagingMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28629

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