Table 1.
Subject characteristics and threshold before stimulation for age groups (children/adolescents, adults) and response to sham groups (responder to sham, nonresponder to sham). Data are presented in means ± SD.
| Age groups | n | Sex | Age ± SD | SI1mV (%) ± SD | RMT (%) ± SD | AMT (%) ± SD | Baseline MEP (mV) ± SD |
| Children/adolescents | 15 | 8M/7F | 13.3 ± 2.1 | ||||
| Sham | 61.7 ± 10.5 | 52.8 ± 4.9 | 44.8 ± 8.7 | 0.98 ± 0.18 | |||
| tRNS | 64.1 ± 10.6 | 54.7 ± 6.5 | 46.2 ± 8.4 | 0.94 ± 0.19 | |||
| 140 Hz tACS | 62.9 ± 10.6 | 52.8 ± 6.6 | 45.1 ± 8.2 | 0.93 ± 0.16 | |||
| 20 Hz tACS | 63.2 ± 10.8 | 54.5 ± 6.1 | 46.6 ± 8.9 | 0.99 ± 0.18 | |||
| Adults | 28 | 19M/9F | 24.4 ± 2.5 | ||||
| Sham | 56.2 ± 10.1 | 48.5 ± 8.2 | 40.8 ± 8.1 | 0.96 ± 0.08 | |||
| tRNS | 56.7 ± 10.8 | 48.8 ± 9.1 | 40.9 ± 8.7 | 0.96 ± 0.09 | |||
| 140 Hz tACS | 55.5 ± 10.3 | 47.4 ± 8.6 | 39.1 ± 8.1 | 0.98 ± 0.09 | |||
| 20 Hz tACS | 55.5 ± 10.8 | 47.9 ± 8.9 | 40.2 ± 7.6 | 0.98 ± 0.09 | |||
| Response to sham groups | n | Sex | Age ± SD (adults/children) | SI1mV (%) ± SD | RMT (%) ± SD | AMT (%) ± SD | Baseline MEP (mV) ± SD |
| Responder to sham | 21 | 13M/8F | 20.9 ± 4.7 (16/5) | ||||
| Sham | 58.8 ± 8.5 | 50.4 ± 6.8 | 43.1 ± 7.4 | 0.97 ± 0.11 | |||
| tRNS | 58.3 ± 10.5 | 49.3 ± 8.1 | 42.8 ± 8.5 | 0.94 ± 0.14 | |||
| 140 Hz tACS | 57.3 ± 8.7 | 48.1 ± 6.3 | 41.1 ± 6.7 | 0.98 ± 0.09 | |||
| 20 Hz tACS | 57.9 ± 7.9 | 49.1 ± 6.5 | 42.3 ± 6.6 | 0.94 ± 0.11 | |||
| Nonresponder to sham | 22 | 14M/8F | 20.1 ± 6.9 (12/10) | ||||
| Sham | 57.5 ± 12.2 | 48.4 ± 8.7 | 41.3 ± 9.4 | 0.96 ± 0.14 | |||
| tRNS | 60.2 ± 12.1 | 51.3 ± 9.7 | 42.7 ± 9.5 | 0.97 ± 0.11 | |||
| 140 Hz tACS | 58.9 ± 12.8 | 49.3 ± 10.6 | 41.3 ± 10.2 | 0.96 ± 0.15 | |||
| 20 Hz tACS | 58.4 ± 14.1 | 49.8 ± 10.9 | 42.5 ± 10.3 | 1.03 ± 0.14 |
SD: standard deviation; F: female; M: male; SI: stimulus intensity; RMT: resting motor threshold; AMT: active motor threshold; MEP: motor evoked potential.