Differences in functional connectivity (FC) for the different meditation states
| Region | Connectivity | BA | Voxels | MNI (x,y,z mm) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meditation trait effects | |||||
| EM rsBase > HC rsBase | |||||
| Default Mode Network (DMN) | |||||
| Superior Frontal Gyrus | Reduced | L 11 | >1000 | –16,60,26 | 0.01 |
| Middle Frontal Gyrus | Reduced | L 9 | >200 | –26,26,32 | 0.01 |
| Inferior Parietal Lobule | Reduced | L 40 | >200 | –38,–48,26 | 0.02 |
| Superior Temporal Gyrus | Reduced | R 38 | >200 | 48,16,–20 | 0.03 |
| Central Executive Network (CEN) | |||||
| No significant differences | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Meditation state effects | |||||
| EM Med > EM rsBase | |||||
| Default Mode Network (DMN) | |||||
| No significant differences | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Central Executive Network (CEN) | |||||
| Middle frontal gyrus | Increased | L 10 | >200 | –29,48,15 | 0.02 |
| Middle frontal gyrus | Increased | R 10 | >200 | 31,52,12 | 0.02 |
| Anterior cingulate cortex | Increased | L 32 | >200 | 4,30,24 | 0.02 |
| Posterior cingulate cortex | Increased | R 31 | >200 | 3,–31,38 | 0.03 |
| Inferior Parietal Lobule | Increased | L 40 | >200 | –38,–46,46 | 0.03 |
| State-to-trait effects | |||||
| EM rsPost > EM rsBase | |||||
| Default Mode Network (DMN) | |||||
| No significant differences | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Central Executive Network (CEN) | |||||
| Precuneus | Increased | L 23 | >1000 | –2,–42,28 | 0.02 |
| Angular gyrus | Increased | R 39 | >1000 | 50,–66,33 | 0.02 |
Brodmann areas (BA), number of voxels and Montreal Neurological Coordinates (MIN).
*nonparametric (1000 permutations) with height threshold p < 0.05 and cluster-size FDR-corrected p < 0.05.