Medial prefrontal cortex (PFC) transcranial magnetic stimulation and right dorsolateral PFC continuous theta burst stimulation reduced gambling reinforcement in pathological gamblers.
Treatment had no significant univariate effects on bet size or speed of play during gambling; a multivariate effect on these indices suggested that treatment reduced behavioral activation.
Relative to sham, neither active treatment reduced impulsive choice on a delayed discounting task, and cTBS impaired Stroop performance.