Table 3.
Potential locations for NIBS in ASD identified from the three pipelines.
| Pipeline number | Identified brain regions | 10-20 system locations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline 1 | mPFC AG_bilateral dlPFC_bilateral IFG_bilateral Precentral_bilateral MTG/STS_bilateral LOC_bilateral SMA/FEF_L SPL_L Postcentral Gyrus_L |
Fz P3 (P4) Posterior to F3 (F4) Posterior to F7 (F8) Anterior to C3 (C4) T3 (T4) T5 (T6) Posterior to Fz Anterior to P3 Posterior to C3 |
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| Pipeline 2 | Positive | SPL_bilateral SMA/paracentral gyrus dlPFC_R AG_R Postcentral_R |
Anterior to P3 (P4) Posterior to Cz Posterior to F4 P4 Posterior to C4 |
| Negative | None | None | |
| Pipeline 3 | Positive | mPFC Precuneus_bilateral TPO/MTG/STS_bilateral AG_bilateral dlPFC_bilateral IFG_bilateral SPL_bilateral Postcentral_bilateral LOC_bilateral Precentral_L SMG_R |
Fz Posterior to Cz T3 (T4) P3 (P4) Posterior to F3 (F4) Posterior to F7 (F8) Anterior to P3 (P4) Posterior to C3 (C4) T5 (T6) Anterior to C3 Anterior to P4 |
| Negative | mPFC dlPFC_bilateral Precuneus_bilateral SMG_R |
Fz Posterior to F3 (F4) Posterior to Cz Inferior to P4 |
positive: brain surface regions positively correlated with the ASD ROIs; negative: brain surface regions negatively correlated with the ASD ROIs.
L, left; R, right; mPFC, medial prefrontal cortex; AG, angular gyrus; IFG, inferior frontal gyrus; LOC, lateral occipital cortex; dlPFC, dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex; STS, superior temporal sulcus; TPO, temporal pole; MTG, middle temporal gyrus; SMA, supplementary motor area; FEF, frontal eye field; SPL, superior parietal lobule; ITG, inferior temporal gyrus; SMG, supramarginal gyrus.