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DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2023.045

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Prefrontal cortex transcranial theta-burst stimulation frequency-dependent effects on cognitive functions

Suponeva NA, Bakulin IS, Poydasheva AG, Sinitsyn DO, Zabirova AH, Lagoda DYu, Piradov MA
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Research Center of Neurology, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Alexandra G. Poydasheva
Volokolamskoye shosse, 80, Moscow, 125310, Russia; ur.ygoloruen@avehsadyop

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Funding: the study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (RSF), grant № 22-25-00078, https://www.rscf.ru/project/22-25-00078/

Author contribution: Suponeva NA, Bakulin IS, Poydasheva AG, Piradov MA — study concept; Suponeva NA, Bakulin IS, Poydasheva AG, Sinitsyn DO, Piradov MA — study planning and design; Bakulin IS, Poydasheva AG, Zabirova AH, Lagoda DYu — research procedure and data acquisition; Bakulin IS, Poydasheva AG, Sinitsyn DO, Zabirova AH — data analysis; all authors — data interpretation; Suponeva NA, Bakulin IS, Poydasheva AG — manuscript draft writing; all authors — manuscript editing.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Research Center of Neurology (protocol 3-7/22 dated 20 April 2022), it was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki; the informed consent was submitted by all study participants.

Received: 2023-10-07 Accepted: 2023-11-13 Published online: 2023-12-07
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