Datasets for "Placebo effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on motor skill acquisition"

The following two .csv files contain the participant level data for the primary analyses conducted within the research study:

"Placebo effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on motor skill acquisition"

Data are formatted in long format for ease of analysis

Dataset used in first analysis - Estimation of TDCS effect and Placebo effect including a NO TDCS control group

ALLGROUPS.csv

subid = Participant specific identifier
Age = Participant age in years
Sex = Participant sex (M/F)
RASex = Sex of research assistant that conducted the study for the participant
TrialNum = Trial number for the reaching task
Performance = Total trial time of the trial in seconds
AssignGrp = Group participant was assigned: Active = Active TDCS, Sham = Sham TDCS, Ctrl = No TDCS

Dataset used in second analysis - Estimation of expectancy effects on Performance among TDCS groups ONLY

TDCSGroupsONLY.csv

subid = Participant specific identifier
Age = Participant age in years
Sex = Participant sex (M/F)
RASex = Sex of research assistant that conducted the study for the participant
TrialNum = Trial number for the reaching task
Performance = Total trial time of the trial in seconds
AssignGrp = Group participant was assigned: Active = Active TDCS, Sham = Sham TDCS, Ctrl = No TDCS
PostExp = Expectancy score post practice
PreExp = Expectancy score pre practice
Suggestibility = Suggestibility score
Prior Know = Prior knowledge of TDCS (Yes/No)
Prior Study = Participation in a study using TDCS (Yes/No)