Table 1 Summary of results for behavioural outcomes in 2-back and Stroop.

From: Prolonged intermittent theta burst stimulation targeting the left prefrontal cortex and cerebellum does not affect executive functions in healthy individuals

Condition

Estimate

SE

z-value

d

95% CI LB

95% CI UB

p value

2-back RT (ms)

 Sham

723

24

30.04

–

676

771

–

 Cerebellum

714

24

29.17

0.16

666

762

0.43

 DLPFC

736

24

30.33

− 0.13

689

784

0.27

2-back D-prime

 Sham

1.93

0.14

13.93

–

1.66

2.20

–

 Cerebellum

1.80

0.14

12.70

0.15

1.52

2.07

0.09

 DLPFC

1.97

0.14

14.04

− 0.09

1.69

2.24

0.64

Stroop RT congruent trials (ms)

 Sham

584

10

60.11

–

565

603

–

 Cerebellum

590

10

59.99

0.10

571

610

0.18

 DLPFC

590

10

60.16

0.11

572

610

0.16

Stroop RT incongruent trials (ms)

 Sham

633

12

52.70

–

609

657

–

 Cerebellum

635

12

52.30

0.04

612

659

0.63

 DLPFC

637

12

52.57

0.00

613

661

0.42

  1. SE standard error, CI confidence interval, LB lower bound, UB upper bound, RT reaction time, DLPFC dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. For DLPFC and cerebellar stimulations, p values were computed compared to sham. Two-tailed tests and a significance level with p value < 0.05 were used.
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