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ArticleData in brief2021

Dataset of prefrontal transcranial direct-current stimulation to improve early surgical knot-tying skills.

Ronak Patel, Harsimrat Singh, James Ashcroft, Adam J Woods, Ara Darzi, Daniel R Leff

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Article in Data in brief, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ronak PatelDepartment of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital Campus, 10th Floor, QEQM Building, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom.
Harsimrat SinghDepartment of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital Campus, 10th Floor, QEQM Building, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom.
James AshcroftDepartment of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital Campus, 10th Floor, QEQM Building, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom.
Adam J WoodsDepartment of Clinical and Health Psychology, Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
Ara DarziDepartment of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital Campus, 10th Floor, QEQM Building, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom.
Daniel R LeffDepartment of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital Campus, 10th Floor, QEQM Building, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) has previously demonstrated promising effects in improving surgical performance with motor region stimulation [1], [2], [3], [4]. However, extensive prior research has revealed an important role of the prefrontal cortex in surgical skill development [5,6]. This article presents the data of a double-blind randomized sham-controlled trial investigating the effect of prefrontal tDCS on knot-tying performance [7]. Data was collected from an active (

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Motor skills, operative surgical proceduresPrefrontal cortexPsychomotor performanceTranscranial direct-current stimulation

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PMID33732823
PMCPMC7941089

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