20 Understanding the mechanisms by which transcranial magnetic stimulation protocols exert changes 21 in the default mode network (DMN) is paramount to develop therapeutically more effective 22 approaches in the future. A full session (3000 pulses) of 10 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic 23 stimulation (HF-rTMS) reduces the functional connectivity (FC) of the DMN and the subgenual 24 anterior cingulate cortex but current understanding of the effects of a single session of intermittent 25 theta burst stimulation (iTBS) on the DMN in healthy subjects is limited. To reduce the effects of 26 inter-individual variability in functional architectures, we used a novel personalized target selection 27 approach based on each subject's resting state fMRI for an unprecedented investigation into the 28 effects of a single session (1800 pulses) of iTBS over the DMN in healthy controls. 26 healthy subjects 29 participated in a double-blind, crossover, sham-controlled study. After iTBS to the personalized left 30 dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) targets, we investigated the time lapse of effects in the DMN 31 and its relationship to the harm avoidance (HA) personality trait measure (Temperament and 32Character Inventory/TCI). Approx. 25-30 minutes after stimulation, we observed reduced FC 33 between the DMN and the rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC). About 45 minutes after 34 stimulation the FC of rACC strongly decreased further, as did the FC of right anterior insula (rAI) with 35 the DMN. We also report a positive correlation between the FC decrease in the rACC and the HA 36 domain of TCI. Our results show how iTBS at personalized left-DLPFC targets reduces the FC between 37 DMN and the rACC and rAI, regions typically described as nodes of the salience network. We find 38 that HA scores can potentially predict iTBS response, as has been observed for HF-rTMS. 39 40 41 42 43