Table 1 Binding potentials for [11C]-raclopride after active stimulation and sham stimulation

From: Endogenous dopamine release under transcranial direct-current stimulation governs enhanced attention: a study with positron emission tomography

Stimulation

Caudate

Ventral striatum

Dorsal striatum

Right

Left

Right

Left

Right

Left

Active

1.74 ± 0.28

1.66 ± 0.28

1.54 ± 0.24

1.66 ± 0.28

2.99 ± 0.31

3.03 ± 0.30

Sham

1.66 ± 0.24

1.58 ± 0.29

1.69 ± 0.22*

1.71 ± 0.25

2.98 ± 0.37

2.96 ± 0.33

%reduction

−5.544186646

−5.77817012

8.417961202

2.489250635

−0.920675852

−2.593258088

  1. Binding potentials for [11C]-raclopride after active and sham stimulation: values are expressed as mean ± s.d.; %reduction, mean value of reduction (percentage) in [11C]-raclopride binding between active and sham stimulation conditions. *p < 0.001 versus sham stimulation
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