Table 2.
Accuracy, reaction times, mind-wandering ratings, and ratings of discomfort from tDCS.
| Accuracy | Reaction times | Mind-wandering ratings | Discomfort from tDCS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before tDCS | After tDCS | Before tDCS | After tDCS | Before tDCS | After tDCS | |||
| F | mPFC | 48.83 (0.37) | 48.58 (0.34) | 779.58 (28.45) | 805.56 (36.10) | 45.62 (6.30) | 48.17 (9.26) | 1.33 (0.14) |
| occipital | 46.42 1.99) | 46.58 (2.19) | 873.33 (38.29) | 903.49 (57.93) | 58.19 (5.40) | 57.02 (5.23) | 1.58 (0.19) | |
| sham | 49.17 (0.21) | 48.75 (0.30) | 882.04 (66.18) | 916.96 (57.17) | 47.75 (8.18) | 52.10 (8.29) | 1.17 (0.11) | |
| M | mPFC | 49.67 (0.19) | 49.50 (0.19) | 850.23 (32.42) | 865.02 (29.7) | 55.39 (5.43) | 45.43 (8.67) | 1.42 (0.19) |
| occipital | 48.67 (0.36) | 48.08 (0.68) | 828.19 (34.02) | 886.69 (47.24) | 46.52 (9.50) | 55.96 (10.67) | 1.33 (0.14) | |
| sham | 49.08 (0.23) | 48.33 (0.43) | 872.79 (39.21) | 920.61 (56.29) | 54.77 (7.23) | 67.52 (6.87) | 1.17 (0.11) | |
Note. F = females; M = males; mPFC = participant group receiving cathodal tDCS on the medial prefrontal cortex; occipital = participant group receiving cathodal tDCS on the occipital cortex; sham = participant group receiving sham stimulation. Values in parentheses are standard errors of the mean.