Table 2.
Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) for the effects of tDCS on different dimensions of emotional processing.
| Sham M(Sd) |
vmFC stimulation M (SD) |
dlPFC stimulation M (SD) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Arousal | |||
| High Arousal | 5.72 (2.10) | 4.88 (2.61) | 5.94 (1.98) |
| Medium Arousal | 3.33 (.99) | 2.90 (1.39) | 3.85 (1.17) |
| Low Arousal | 3.11 (1.28) | 2.48 (1.16) | 3.39 (1.22) |
| All images | 4.05 (1.29) | 3.42 (0.92) | 4.39 (1.42) |
| Valence | |||
| High Valence | 6.62 (1.12) | 6.65 (0.84) | 6.06 (1.31) |
| Neutral Valence | 4.10 (.89) | 4.05 (0.93) | 3.86 (1.31) |
| Low Valence | 3.12 (.93) | 2.83 (0.86) | 3.08 (1.04) |
| All images | 4.61 (1.69) | 4.51 (1.68) | 4.33 (1.50) |
| Dominance | |||
| High Dominance | 4.76 (1.48) | 4.59 (1.22) | 4.74 (1.41) |
| Medium Dominance | 3.88 (1.33) | 4.01 (1.53) | 4.26 (1.28) |
| Low Dominance | 3.88 (1.54) | 3.42 (1.38) | 3.77 (1.36) |
| All images | 4.17 (1.55) | 3.51 (1.18) | 4.25 (1.24) |
tDCS = transcranial direct current stimulation ; M = mean; sd = standard eviation; vmPFC = ventromedial prefrontal coretx; dlPFC = dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.