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Research ArticleResearch Article: New Research, Cognition and Behavior

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation above the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Facilitates Decision-Making following Periods of Low Outcome Controllability

Gábor Csifcsák, Jorunn Bjørkøy, Sarjo Kuyateh, Haakon Reithe and Matthias Mittner
eNeuro 25 August 2021, 8 (5) ENEURO.0041-21.2021; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0041-21.2021
Gábor Csifcsák
Department of Psychology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø 9037, Norway
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Jorunn Bjørkøy
Department of Psychology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø 9037, Norway
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Sarjo Kuyateh
Department of Psychology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø 9037, Norway
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Haakon Reithe
Department of Psychology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø 9037, Norway
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Department of Psychology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø 9037, Norway
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https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0041-21.2021
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34433576
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  • Received January 29, 2021
  • Revision received August 5, 2021
  • Accepted August 9, 2021
  • Published online August 25, 2021.
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Copyright © 2021 Csifcsák et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.

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  1. Gábor Csifcsák,
  2. Jorunn Bjørkøy,
  3. Sarjo Kuyateh,
  4. Haakon Reithe and
  5. Matthias Mittner
  1. Department of Psychology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø 9037, Norway
  1. Correspondence should be addressed to Gábor Csifcsák at gabor.csifcsak{at}uit.no.
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Author contributions

  1. Author contributions: G.C. and M.M. designed research; J.B., S.K., and H.R. performed research; G.C., J.B., S.K., H.R., and M.M. analyzed data; G.C. and M.M. wrote the paper.

Disclosures

  • The authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • This work was supported by the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority Grant PFP1237-15 (to G.C. and M.M.).

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  • Helse Nord RHF (Northern Norway Regional Health Authority)

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eNeuro 25 August 2021, 8 (5) ENEURO.0041-21.2021; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0041-21.2021

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eNeuro 25 August 2021, 8 (5) ENEURO.0041-21.2021; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0041-21.2021
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