Table 1.
Summary of post hoc comparisons of means differences at each time-point of measurement for the effects of conventional a-tDCS of M1 and unihemispheric concurrent dual-site a-tDCS on M1 corticospinal excitability dual a-tDCS stimulations on CSE of M1.
1–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 4–5 | ||
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Single-pulse TMS | Tpre | 0.04 | 0.42 | 0.91 | 0.66 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.08 |
T0 | 0.004* | 0.38 | 0.001* | 0.03 | 0.000* | 0.001* | 0.000* | 0.001* | 0.02 | 0.34 | |
T30 | 0.003* | 0.91 | 0.000* | 0.000* | 0.016 | 0.001* | 0.001* | 0.005* | 0.002* | 0.49 | |
T60 | 0.004* | 0.06 | 0.001* | 0.000* | 0.001* | 0.001* | 0.000* | 0.08 | 0.001* | 0.82 | |
Tday2 | 0.000* | 0.23 | 0.01 | 0.39 | 0.000* | 0.000* | 0.000* | 0.004* | 0.03 | 0.006 | |
SICI (ISI: 3 msec) | Tpre | 0.96 | 0.40 | 0.23 | 0.58 | 0.45 | 0.33 | 0.005 | 0.98 | 0.28 | 0.122 |
T0 | 0.67 | 0.004* | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.047 | 0.168 | 0.001* | 0.001* | 0.006 | 0.32 | |
T30 | 0.03 | 0.003* | 0.02 | 0.004* | 0.003* | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.000* | 0.000* | 0.005 | |
T60 | 0.35 | 0.58 | 0.06 | 0.002* | 0.96 | 0.003* | 0.05 | 0.001* | 0.08 | 0.07 | |
Tday2 | 0.001* | 0.01 | 0.23 | 0.004* | 0.001* | 0.001* | 0.000* | 0.97 | 0.91 | 0.02 | |
ICF (ISI: 10 msec) | Tpre | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.32 |
T0 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.003* | 0.001* | 0.000* | 0.000* | 0.007 | 0.002* | 0.05 | |
T30 | 0.000* | 0.001* | 0.003* | 0.000* | 0.000* | 0.000* | 0.000* | 0.07 | 0.004* | 0.06 | |
T60 | 0.000* | 0.003* | 0.003* | 0.000* | 0.000* | 0.002* | 0.000* | 0.002* | 0.004* | 0.07 | |
Tday2 | 0.000* | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.034 | 0.001* | 0.000* | 0.000* | 0.067 | 0.21 | 0.17 |
The asterisks denote significant differences (p < 0.005). 1: Stimulation of M12: Stimulation of M1-DLPFC3: Stimulation of M1-S14: Stimulation of M1-V15: Sham tDCS.