Table 4.

Correlation between meditation hours and Functional Connectivity (FC) in experienced meditators (EM)

RegionRBAVoxelsMNI (x,y,z mm)p value*
Meditation state effects
Default Mode Network (DMN)seeds 1 and 2
Middle frontal gyrus0.87R 10>20045,44,120.02
Central Executive Network (CEN)seeds 3, 4, and 5
No correlationsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
State-to-trait effects
Default Mode Network (DMN)seeds 1 and 2
No correlationsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Central Executive Network (CEN)seeds 3, 4, and 5
Posterior Cingulate Cortex0.63L 29>200–06,–44,140.03
Trait effects
Default Mode Network (DMN)seeds 1 and 2
No correlationsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Central Executive Network (CEN)seeds 3, 4, and 5
Medial Frontal Gyrus0.87L 10>200–06,44,80.01
  • 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.