Correlation between Positive Diametric Activity (PDA) and Functional Connectivity (FC) in experienced meditators (EM)
| Region | BA | Voxels | MNI (x,y,z mm) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meditation state effects | ||||
| EM Med PDA and EM FC | ||||
| Default Mode Network (DMN)seeds 1 and 2 | ||||
| No correlation | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Central Executive Networkseeds 3, 4, and 5 | ||||
| Inferior Frontal Gyrus | L 45 | >200 | –56,14,18 | 0.01 |
| Superior temporal lobe | L 22 | >200 | –46,–16,8 | 0.03 |
| Posterioir cingulate cortex | L 31 | >200 | –12,43,23 | 0.01 |
| Inferior Parietal Lobule | L40 | >200 | –48,–64,50 | 0.02 |
| State-to-trait effects | ||||
| Δ PDA and Δ FC | ||||
| Default Mode Network (DMN)seeds 1 and 2 | ||||
| Posterior Cingulate Cortex | L 31 | >200 | 0,–36,34 | 0.02 |
| Precuneus | L 19 | >200 | –35,–74,34 | 0.02 |
| Limbic lobe, uncus | L 20 | >200 | –28,–22,–34 | 0.03 |
| Central Executive Networkseeds 3, 4, and 5 | ||||
| Medial frontal lobe | L 6 | >200 | –16,–12,60 | 0.02 |
| Superior temporal lobe | R 22 | >200 | 56,2,6 | 0.01 |
ROIs 1,2,3,4 and 5 from Fig. 1Aa.
*nonparametric (1000 permutations) with height threshold p < 0.05 and cluster-size FDR-corrected p < 0.05.