Table 1.
Study overview left PFC anodal tDCS
| Study | year | anode | Size (cm) | cathode | Size (cm) | material | mA | g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fregni et al. | 2005 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | sponges | 1 | 0.438 |
| 2 | Ohn et al. | 2008 | F3 | ▯ 5×5 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×5 | Sponges | 1 | 0.573 |
| 3 | Andrews et al. | 2011 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 2 | 0.355 |
| 4 | Keeser et al. | 2011 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1 | 0.079 |
| 5 | Mulquiney et al. | 2011 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1 | 0.111 |
| 6 | Teo et al. | 2011 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | f p2 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1 | 0.094 |
| 7 | 2 | 0.127 | |||||||
| 8 | Zaehle et al. | 2011 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Left mastoid | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1 | −0.004 |
| 9 | Berryhill & Jones | 2012 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Right cheek | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1.5 | 0.108 |
| 10 | Gladwin et al. | 2012 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1 | 0.201 |
| 11 | Jeon & Han | 2012 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1 | 0.098 |
| 12 | Mylius et al. | 2012 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 2 | 0.344 |
| 13 | Hoy et al. | 2013 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1 | 0.182 |
| 14 | 2 | 0.169 | |||||||
| 15 | Lally al. | 2013 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Right cheek | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1 | 0.271 |
| 16 | Martin et al. | 2013 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Right deltoid | ▯ 10×10 | Sponges | 2 | 0.188 |
| 17 | Meiron & Lavidor | 2013 | F3-AF3 | ▯ 4×4 | Cz | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 2 | 0.887 |
| 18 | Richmond et al. | 2014 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | F4 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1.5 | 0.287 |
| 19 | Carvalho et al. | 2015 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1 | 0.714 |
| 20 | Gill et al. | 2015 | F3 | ▯ 5×5 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×5 | Sponges | 2 | 0.222 |
| 21 | Hussey et al. | 2015 | F3 | Ø 1,3 | O1 | Ø 1,3 | ag/agcl + gel | 2 | 0.088 |
| 22 | Jones et al. Exp1 | 2015 | F3-F7 | ▯ 5×7 | Right cheek | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1.5 | 0.240 |
| 23 | Jones et al. Exp2 | 2015 | F3-F7 | ▯ 5×7 | Right cheek | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1.5 | 0.220 |
| 24 | Moreno et al. | 2015 | F3 | ▯ 5×5 | F4 | ▯ 5×5 | Sponges | 2 | 0.271 |
| 25 | Nikolin et al. | 2015 | F3 | Ø 2 | AF3, F5, F1, FC3 | Ø 2 each | ag/agcl + gel | 2 | 0.135 |
| 26 | Nilsson et al. | 2015 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 10×10 | Sponges | 1 | 0.097 |
| 27 | 2 | −0.003 | |||||||
| 28 | Pope et al. | 2015 | F3 | ▯ 5×5 | Right deltoid | ▯ 5×5 | Spo iges | 2 | 0.548 |
| 29 | Faehling & Plewnia | 2016 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Right deltoid | ▯ 5×7 | Rubber + paste | 0.5 | −0.325 |
| 30 | 1 | −0.079 | |||||||
| 31 | 1.5 | −0.287 | |||||||
| 32 | Trumbo et al. | 2016 | F3 | ▯ 5×5 | Right deltoid | ▯ 5×5 | Sponges | 2 | 0.147 |
| 33 | Cespon et al. | 2017 | F3 | ▯ 4×4 | Right deltoid | ▯ 5×10 | Rubber + paste | 1.5 | 0.029 |
| 34 | Hill et al. | 2017 | F3 | Ø 4 | Fp2 | Ø 4 | Rubber + paste | 1 | 0.026 |
| 35 | F3 | Ø 2 | Fp1, Fz, C3, F7 | Ø 2 each | ag/agcl + gel | 1 | −0.063 | ||
| 36 | Nikolin et al. | 2017 | F3 | ▯ 4×4 | F4 | ▯ 4×4 | Sponges | 2 | −0.608 |
| 37 | Talsma et al. | 2017 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1 | 0.533 |
| 38 | Deldar et al. | 2018 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Right deltoid | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 2 | 0.178 |
| 39 | Dumont et al. | 2018 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1.5 | −0.097 |
| 40 | Hill et al. | 2018 | F3 | Ø 2 | Fp1, Fz, C3, F7 | Ø 2 each | ag/agcl + gel | 1.5 | 0.046 |
| 41 | F3, P3 | Ø 2 each | Fp1, Fz, C3, F7, P7, Pz | Ø 2 each | ag/agcl + gel | 1.5 | 0.176 | ||
| 42 | Lukasik et al. | 2018 | F7 | ▯ 5×5 (6×8) | Fp2 | ▯ 5×5 (6×5) | Sponges | 1.5 | 0.019 |
| 43 | Naka et al. | 2018 | F3 | Ø 2,25 | Fp1, Fz, C3, F7 | Ø 2,25 each | ag/agcl + gel | 1.5 | 0.423 |
| 44 | Nikolin et al. | 2018 | F3 | ▯ 4×4 | F4 | ▯ 4×4 | Sponges | 1 | 0.184 |
| 45 | 2 | −0.167 | |||||||
| 46 | Rabipour et al. | 2018 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 2 | 0.225 |
| 47 | Rohner et al. | 2018 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Left deltoid | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1 | 0.080 |
| 48 | Talsma et al. | 2018 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1 | −0.471 |
| 49 | Baumert et al. | 2019 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Left trapezius | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1 | 0.540 |
| 50 | Deldar et al. | 2019 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Right deltoid | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 2 | 0.505 |
| 51 | Di Rosa et al. | 2019 | F3-F7 | ▯ 5×7 | Right deltoid | ▯ 5×7 | Rubber + paste | 1.5 | 0.104 |
| 52 | Friehs & Frings | 2019 | F3 | ▯ 3×3 | Left deltoid | ▯ 5×7 | ? | 0.5 | 0.152 |
| 53 | Hill et al. | 2019 | F3 | Ø 2 | Fp1, Fz, C3, F7 | Ø 2 each | ag/agcl + gel | 1.5 | 0.129 |
| 54 | Jongkees et al | 2019 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | F4 | ▯ 5×7 | Rubber + paste | 1 | −0.065 |
| 55 | Ke et al. | 2019 | F3 | Ø 2,5 | Fp1, Fz, C3, F7 | Ø 2,5 | Sponges | 1.5 | −0.069 |
| 56 | Luque-Casado et al. | 2019 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1.5 | 0.125 |
| 57 | Nikolin et al. | 2019 | F3 | Ø 2 | AF3, F5, F1, FC3 | Ø 2 each | ag/agcl + gel | 2 | 0.178 |
| 58 | Wang et al. | 2019 | F3 | Ø 2 | Fp1, Fz, C3, F7 | Ø 2 each | Sponges | 2 | 0.367 |
| 59 | Weintraub-Brevda & Chua, | 2019 | F7 | Ø 2 | F9, F5, FT7, Fc5 | Ø 2 each | ag/agcl + gel | 2 | 0.822 |
| 60 | Abellaned a-Perez et al. | 2020 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | Rubber + paste | 2 | 0.161 |
| 61 | Byrne et al. | 2020 | F3 | ▯ 5×5 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×5 | Sponges | 1 | 0.154 |
| 62 | Hussey et al. | 2020 | F3 | 5*Ø 1.6 | Right biceps | 5*Ø 1.6 | ag/agcl + gel | 2 | 0.300 |
| 63 | Koshy et al. | 2020 | F3 | Ø 1.2 | AF3, F5, F1, FC3 | Ø 1.2 each | ag/agcl + gel | 2 | 0.008 |
| 64 | Murphy et al. | 2020 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | AF8 | ▯ 5×7 | Rubber + paste | 1 | −0.242 |
| 65 | Papazova et al. | 2020 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Right deltoid | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1 | −0.040 |
| 66 | 2 | 0.027 | |||||||
| 67 | Ramaraju et al. | 2020 | F3 | ▯ 5×7 | Fp2 | ▯ 5×7 | Sponges | 1.5 | 0.440 |
| 68 | Splittgerber et al. | 2020 | F3 | Ø 5,64 | Fp2 | Ø 5,64 | Sponges | 1 | 0.027 |
| 69 | 2020 | AF3, AF7, F3 | Ø 2 each | Fp2, T7 | Ø 2 each | ag/agcl + gel | 2 | 0.010 | |
▯ Square electrode, Ø circular electrode. In the case that sponge size was larger than electrode size, sponge size is reported in parentheses. Size of circular electrodes refers to the radius.