Theta Burst Stimulation Enhances Connectivity of the Dorsal Attention Network in Young Healthy Subjects: An Exploratory Study

Table 2

Summary of the Stroop task response times (expressed as mean ± SD and tested using paired-sample t-test).

Area	Protocol	Target	Before	After	Difference	value
rIFG	cTBS	CON	410.6 ± 80.6	406.1 ± 71.1	−4.6 ± 21.3	0.351
		INCON	415.2 ± 75.4	414.0 ± 71.2	−1.2 ± 16.9	0.750
		value	0.345	0.014	0.422
rIFG	iTBS	CON	426.3 ± 103.5	426.3 ± 109.6	0.0 ± 32.2	0.999
		INCON	429.7 ± 110.7	420.4 ± 112.2	−9.3 ± 32.5	0.218
		value	0.326	0.123	0.057
lSPL	cTBS	CON	418.6 ± 90.2	406.6 ± 79.8	−12.0 ± 30.7	0.096
		INCON	423.0 ± 92.2	412.4 ± 78.2	−10.6 ± 27.2	0.098
		value	0.200	0.138	0.775
lSPL	iTBS	CON	412.0 ± 81.7	397.8 ± 64.7	−14.1 ± 31.7	0.060
		INCON	418.8 ± 83.8	404.3 ± 68.1	−14.6 ± 32.0	0.056
		value	0.030	0.039	0.888

Note: rIFG = right inferior frontal gyrus; lSPL = left superior parietal lobule; cTBS = continuous theta burst stimulation; iTBS = intermittent theta burst stimulation; CON = congruent stimuli; INCON = incongruent stimuli. Trends towards enhanced cognitive speed enhanced by the stimulation (although nonsignificant) are depicted in bold.