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Neurobiological mechanisms of social punishment
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Human societies crucially depend on social norms that specify appropriate actions in various situation. The effect of norms on collective behavior can break down if norm violations are not sanctioned. Social punishment is a form of behavior to enforce social norm compliance that relies on two key brain region: the “mentalizing network” (right temporo-parietal junction – rTPJ) evaluating individual responsibility and the “central-executive network” (right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex – rDLPFC) determining the final decision to punish norm violators. Here we further investigate the role of the brain network – rDLPFC-rTPJ – in third-party punishment. We used transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) to disrupt the rDLPFC-rTPJ network of healthy subjects while they performed the Dictator Game. Our results suggests that the frequency of third-party punishment increased after the tDCS of the rDLPFC-rTPJ. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study demonstrating the effect of simultaneous tDCS of the rDLPFC and rTPJ on the third-party punishment. We also show that personality traits modulate the effect of tDCS on the third-party punishment.
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Viktor Timokhov, Andrey Timashkov, Oksana Zinchenko, Scientific Reports 2025 Vol. 15 No. 1 Article 38153
This study investigated the causal role of the human frontopolar cortex (FPC) in managing counterfactual strategies during decision-making under uncertainty. Using a combination of cathodal high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) and computational modeling, we examined how cathodal stimulation, preliminarily simulated with SimNIBS, affects the retrieval of alternative strategies in the task that constantly provokes ...
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Alexandra Bernadotte, Zinchenko O., Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience 2025 Vol. 19 Article 1444283
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) stands as one of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders, affecting millions worldwide. While traditional pharmacological interventions have been the cornerstone of ADHD treatment, emerging novel methods such as transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and neurofeedback offer promising avenues for addressing the multifaceted challenges of ADHD management. This review paper critically ...
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Перикова Е. И., Филиппова М. Г., Blagoveshchensky E. et al., International Journal of Psychophysiology 2021 Vol. 168 P. S89
Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on acquisition of novel vocabulary remain controversial, which could be related to specific neural mechanisms underpinning different language learning strategies. To comprehensively assess tDCS effects on fast mapping (FM) and explicit encoding (EE) of novel words, we modulated tDCS stimulation regime (anodal/cathodal/sham), stimulated hemisphere (left/right), site (Broca/Wernicke/their right-hemispheric ...
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Перикова Е. И., Филиппова М. Г., Наследов А. Д. et al., В кн.: От слова - к репрезентации: нейрокогнитивные основы вербального научения.: СПб.: Скифия-принт, 2022. Гл. 2 С. 97–143.
This chapter describes the study on tDCS effects on explicit and implicit word learning ...
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Shtyrov Y., Sherbakova O., Перикова Е. И. et al., СПб.: Скифия-принт, 2022.
This monograph presents the results of a large-scale interdisciplinary research program carried out in 2017–2021 at the Laboratory of Behavioural Neurodynamics (St. Petersburg State University, Russia) and focussed on investigating the brain mechanisms of word acquisition. The book describes the results of a series of experiments performed using various behavioural techniques and paradigms in combination with high-density electroencephalography and transcranial electrical (direct ...
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This study aimed at systematically assessing the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on novel word learning. Using a sample of 288 healthy volunteers, we modulated tDCS stimulation regimes (anodal/cathodal/placebo), stimulated hemisphere (left/right), site (Broca/Wernicke/right-hemispheric Broca/Wernicke homologues), and assessed tDCS effects on different learning protocols: fast mapping vs. explicit encoding, with vs. without articulation. ...
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Novel word acquisition is crucial for both first language acquisition and foreign language learning. Most previous studies of its neural bases were conducted via neuroimaging methods, which can reveal correlational but not causal links between neural and cognitive processes. This paper is one of the first to study the effect of transcranial alternating current stimulation ...
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Timashkov A., Andreev S., Safonova A. et al., Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2026 Vol. 20 No. 0 P. 1–10
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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has emerged as a promising intervention in both rehabilitation and cognitive enhancement, yet its effects remain inconsistent across studies. This variability has raised questions about the underlying mechanisms influencing tDCS efficacy.
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In this review, we address the issue of the inconsistent effect of tDCS on motor and cognitive domains across studies ...
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S. Andreev, V. Moskvoretskiy, A. Gorin et al., Current Psychology 2024 Vol. 43 P. 23436–23441
Grapheme-color synesthesia (GC-S) is a neurological condition in which the perception of a grapheme elicits the experience of color or even the visual representation of that grapheme as colored. Previous research using transcranial magnetic stimulation on GC-synesthetes demonstrated enhanced excitability of the visual cortex. Consequently, we hypothesized that using anodal "offline" transcranial direct current stimulation ...
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Otstavnov N., Nieto Doval C. M., Galli G. et al., eNeuro 2024 Vol. 11 No. 8 Article ENEURO.0394-23.2024
Recent neurophysiological studies provide inconsistent results of fronto-parietal network stimulation for altering working memory capacity. This study aimed to boost working memory capacity by manipulating the activity of the fronto-parietal network via dual-site High-Definition transcranial direct current stimulation. Forty-eight participants were randomly assigned to three stimulation groups, receiving either simultaneous anodal stimulation of the frontal ...
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Andreev S., Zinchenko O., Gorin A. et al., / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series PSY "Psychology". 2023. No. 137.
Grapheme-color synesthesia (GC-S) is a neurological condition in which the perception of a grapheme elicits the experience of color or even the visual representation of that grapheme as colored. Previous research using transcranial magnetic stimulation on GC-synesthetes demonstrated enhanced excitability of the visual cortex. Consequently, we hypothesized that using anodal "offline" transcranial direct current stimulation ...
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Oksana Zinchenko, Alexey Gorin, Anush Revazyan et al., Neuroscience Letters 2023 Vol. 808 Article 137276
Human societies benefit from social norms that increase cooperation and support social order. Hence, the understanding of effective mechanisms enforcing norms is crucial. One of such mechanisms is “third-party punishment” (TPP) – a form of social punishment that could be delivered by a third-party, not directly affected by the actions of the norm violator. Previous ...
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Sergey Andreev, Viktor Moskvoretsky, Gorin A. et al., Brain Stimulation 2023 Vol. 16 No. 1 P. 274
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is widely used method of neuronal activity modulation by weak electric currents (1-2 mA). Majority of studies showed its effect on the motor cortex, however, less studies were performed on other brain structures, like the visual cortex. ...
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Grigoreva A., Gorin A., Valeriy K. et al., , in: 2022 Fourth International Conference Neurotechnologies and Neurointerfaces (CNN) Kaliningrad, 14-16 Sept. 2022.: IEEE, 2022. P. 41–45.
Transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) is a popular approach for studying and modulating cortical function. Currently, numerous studies use TES in behavioral experiments with no physiological control. The authors of such studies rely on the assumption of fairness and complete predictability of their stimulation models. However, control reveals the actual effect induced by the stimulation rarely ...
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Rossi S., Santarnecchi E., Feurra M., Handbook of Clinical Neurology 2022 Vol. 184 P. 239–247
Recent technological advances in the field of noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) have allowed to interact with endogenous brain oscillatory activity, the main neural communication code of our brain, opening new scenarios for transient modifications of cognitive and behavioral performances: such a possibility can be capitalized both for research purposes in subjects healthy, as well as ...
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Zinchenko O., Nikulin V., Klucharev V., Neuroscience 2021 Vol. 471 P. 1–10
For over a decade, neuroimaging and brain stimulation studies have investigated neural mechanisms of third-party punishment, a key instrument for social norms enforcement. However, the neural dynamics underlying these mechanisms are still unclear. Previous electroencephalographic studies on third-party punishment have shown that inter-brain connectivity is linked to punishment behavior. However, no clear evidence was provided ...
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