Table 1 Side effects of tDCS (means and sd) in the different stimulation conditions and the results of the respective ANOVAs.

From: The role of prefrontal cortex and temporoparietal junction in interpersonal comfort and emotional approach

Measures

Conditions, M(SD)

Statistics

dlPFC

vmPFC

rTPJ

Sham

df

F

P

ηp2

Pain

0.05 (0.22)

0.05 (0.22)

0.00 (0.00)

0.25 (0.44)

1.74

3.12

0.06

0.14

Vertigo

0.00 (0.00)

0.05 (0.22)

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

3

1.00

0.40

0.05

Burning

0.75 (0.71)

0.55 (0.99)

0.90 (0.85)

0.00 (0.00)

1.93

6.15

0.05

0.24

Tingling

0.80 (1.32)

0.45 (0.75)

0.90 (0.78)

0.10 (0.30)

2.11

3.65

0.03

0.16

Confusion

0.05 (0.22)

0.20 (0.52)

0.10 (0.30)

0.15 (0.36)

3

0.54

0.65

0.02

Drowsiness

0.25 (0.71)

0.55 (0.82)

0.80 (1.43)

0.70 (1.26)

3

1.01

0.39

0.05

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation, dlPFC dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, vmPFC ventromedial prefrontal cortex, rTPJ right tempro-parietal junction. df degrees of freedom, F F-value, P P-value, ηp2 partial eta squared.
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