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From: Optimized APPS-tDCS electrode position, size, and distance doubles the on-target stimulation magnitude in 3000 electric field models

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Primary Outcome Measures. For each E-field model, we performed three types of analyses: (1) Region of Interest (ROI) E-Field Magnitude. This method examines the average E-field magnitude in a 10 mm radius spherical ROI that was individually placed at the first gray matter voxel underneath the cortical projection at C3. This ROI was the same for every model and represented the E-field at the on-target cortical motor target. (2) 99th Percentile E-Field Magnitude. This method determined the E-field magnitude at the whole brain level, examining the average E-field in the top 1% of activated voxels irrespective of whether the effects were on-target or off-target. (3) E-Field Focality. We calculated focality by measuring the volume of voxels (mm3) equal to or above the 50th percentile E-field. The greater the volume stimulated, the lower the focality of stimulation (i.e., less focal = higher off-target effects).

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