The role of the prefrontal cortex in controlling gender-stereotypical associations: A TMS investigation

► Gender stereotypes can implicitly affect humans' behaviour. ► The PFC seems to play a role in controlling gender-stereotypical associations. ► TMS can reveal the causal role of a specific brain region in an ongoing process. ► TMS applied to the DLPFC and the MPFC modulated gender-stereotypical associations. ► The DLPFC and the MPFC are causally involved in inhibiting gender-stereotyping.