Effects of theta burst stimulation on cognitive-affective
processing
Our linear regression model revealed a significant effect of stimulation
on ESST performance, F (2,60) = 4.42, p < .05.
Specifically, the results show that iTBS over the left dlPFC lead to a
significant decrease in SSRTs compared to sham stimulation, β =
-34.28, SE = 12.73, t (61) = 2.69, p <
.01. Compared to sham stimulation, cTBS was also associated with shorter
SSRTs, with this effect, however, not being significant, β =
-23.91, SE = 12.27, t (61) = 1.95, p = .05. Changes
in SSRTs did not differ between cTBS and iTBS, β = -10.37,SE = 12.59, t (61) = 0.82, p = .41 (see Figure 6).
Our analyses also show a significant effect of age, with higher age
predicting a slowing of SSRTs in the second compared with the first
ESST, β = 4.31, SE = 1.76, t (61) = 2.45, p< .05. Participants’ sex did not significantly predict changes
in SSRTs from first to second ESST, β = -20.26, SE =
10.88, t (61) = 1.86, p = .06.