Table 1 Changes in SICI and ICF before and after anodal tDCS combined with attention
Baseline | 0 min | 10 min | 30 min | 60 min | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anodal tDCS + Attention to Target Muscle | |||||
 SICI2ms | 59.6 (8.2)∗ | 81.4 (8.3)∗,†| 79.3 (6.4)∗,†| 74.7 (7.5)†, § | 71.5 (10.6)∗,†,§ |
 SICI3ms | 60.2 (11.4)∗ | 79.1 (7.9)∗ | 81.0 (7.1)∗ | 76.1 (8.5)‡ | 72.4 (9.1)∗,‡ |
 ICF10ms | 156.0 (45.7) | 158.2 (54.2) | 166.0 (51.3) | 161.8 (57.8) | 149.2 (36.8) |
 ICF15ms | 169.1 (45.5) | 181.0 (83.6) | 192.6 (75.8) | 156.3 (30.2) | 141.5 (24.0) |
 Test MEP (mV) | 0.53 (0.25) | 0.59 (0.36) | 0.60 (0.34) | 0.57 (0.35) | 0.55 (0.41) |
Anodal tDCS + Attention to Sound | |||||
 SICI2ms | 54.9 (11.2) | 62.2 (15.6)†, || | 57.8 (19.5)†| 56.1 (15.8)†| 57.1 (15.8)†|
 SICI3ms | 56.7 (13.4) | 61.2 (14.7) ¶ | 63.7 (20.6) | 58.3 (11.9)‡ | 54.1 (10.0)‡ |
 ICF10ms | 152.5 (31.2) | 138.1 (41.0) | 154.0 (46.0) | 135.3 (25.2) | 131.9 (37.6) |
 ICF15ms | 160.5 (42.2) | 143.3 (32.7) | 140.9 (28.6) | 131.2 (16.5) | 128.8 (19.5) |
 Test MEP (mV) | 0.66 (0.32) | 0.65 (0.33) | 0.62 (0.20) | 0.64 (035) | 0.67 (0.30) |
Anodal tDCS + No Attention | |||||
 SICI2ms | 62.6 (12.0) | 74.0 (7.6) || | 72.6 (8.8) | 64.0 (8.7) § | 56.9 (14.0) § |
 SICI3ms | 59.4 (10.9)∗ | 75.8 (9.9)∗, ¶ | 75.3 (9.7)∗ | 63.7 (8.1) | 59.1 (11.5) |
 ICF10ms | 150.9 (44.2) | 175.7 (75.7) | 171.2 (73.2) | 159.2 (51.7) | 148.3 (36.6) |
 ICF15ms | 144.0 (35.5) | 184.1 (84.7) | 188.0 (56.1) | 143.9 (32.2) | 140.9 (34.4) |
 Test MEP (mV) | 0.75 (0.36) | 0.70 (0.25) | 0.72 (0.34) | 0.75 (0.36) | 0.69 (0.35) |