Brain Stimulation Studies of Decision-Making Using
Temporal Interference
Prior research points to the involvement of several well-defined neural circuits in decision-making. However, much of the research of mechanisms of decision-making has been limited by the almost exclusive reliance on imaging study data, which are correlational. Direct brain interrogation to examine how particular brain regions, particularly hubs of these decision-making networks, are involved in making decisions will provide a stronger means of isolating possible causal roles for these regions across various processes. The goal of this project is to understand the effect of a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, Temporal Interference (TI), on performance in a series of cognition and decision-based behavioral tasks. Results from this study will not only provide a deeper understanding of the causal mechanisms of decision-making but will also serve to inform our understanding of altered decision-making commonly observed in psychiatric patients.Project Funding: APA Dissertation Research Award (PI: Arulpragasam), APF/COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarship (PI: Arulpragasam)
