Resting vmHRV
Our linear regression model revealed a significant effect of stimulation on resting vmHRV from baseline to the post-stimulation resting period,F (2,60) = 4.42, p < .05. Specifically, the results show that cTBS over the left dlPFC lead to a significant decrease of vmHRV compared to iTBS, β = -9.96, SE = 4.06,t (60) = 2.45, p < .05, and to sham stimulation,β = -10.31, SE = 3.97, t (60) = 2.59, p< .05. Compared to sham stimulation, iTBS did not lead to any significant changes in resting vmHRV, β = -.35, SE = 4.22,t (60) = .08, p = .93 (see figure 3). None of the included covariates exerted a significant effect on the change of resting vmHRV.