001041135 001__ 1041135 001041135 005__ 20250414120457.0 001041135 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1186/s12888-025-06719-1 001041135 0247_ $$2datacite_doi$$a10.34734/FZJ-2025-02163 001041135 0247_ $$2pmid$$a40133861 001041135 0247_ $$2WOS$$aWOS:001452642200005 001041135 037__ $$aFZJ-2025-02163 001041135 082__ $$a610 001041135 1001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aBrouzou, Katia Ourania$$b0$$eCorresponding author 001041135 245__ $$aUsing personalised brain stimulation to modulate social cognition in adults with autism-spectrum-disorder: protocol for a randomised single-blind rTMS study 001041135 260__ $$aLondon$$bBioMed Central$$c2025 001041135 3367_ $$2DRIVER$$aarticle 001041135 3367_ $$2DataCite$$aOutput Types/Journal article 001041135 3367_ $$0PUB:(DE-HGF)16$$2PUB:(DE-HGF)$$aJournal Article$$bjournal$$mjournal$$s1744270801_5615 001041135 3367_ $$2BibTeX$$aARTICLE 001041135 3367_ $$2ORCID$$aJOURNAL_ARTICLE 001041135 3367_ $$00$$2EndNote$$aJournal Article 001041135 520__ $$aBackgroundAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments of social interaction and communication as well as repetitive, stereotyped behaviour. Previous research indicates that ASD without intellectual impairment is associated with underactivity and reduced functional connectivity of the brain’s mentalizing pathway, to which the right temporo-parietal junction (rTPJ) serves as an important entry point and hub. In this study, we aim to utilize functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to localize activation maxima in the rTPJ and other regions involved in social cognition to generate individualized targets for neuro-navigated, intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) in order to modulate brain activity in a region centrally engaged in social information processing.MethodsIn this single-blind, randomized, between-subject neuroimaging-guided brain stimulation study we plan to recruit 52 participants with prediagnosed ASD and 52 controls without ASD aged between 18 and 65 years. Participants will be classified into two groups and will randomly receive one session of either verum- or sham-iTBS. Effects will be assessed by using well-established experimental tasks that interrogate social behaviour, but also use computational modelling to investigate brain stimulation effects at this level.DiscussionThis study aims to use personalized, non-invasive brain stimulation to alter social information processing in adults with and without high-functioning ASD, which has not been studied before with a similar protocol or a sample size of this magnitude. 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