Table 1.
Beta Values for the Positive or Negative Covariance of Each Pathway with the Dimensions (p<0.001)
| Within-network pathways | Between-network pathways | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Covariance of the pathway with the dimension (positive or negative) | All | Religious>non-religious | Non-religious>religious | All | Religious>non-religious | Non-religious>religious |
| D1 (SAs perceived involvement) | +D1 (less involved SA) | R IFG→R PREC=0.38 | L IFG→R SMFG (BA 8)=0.09 | R ITG→R IFG=0.02 | R SMFG (10)→L IFG=0.25 | R MTG→R CalcG=0.21 | |
| R IFG→R SMFG (BA 10)=0.34 | |||||||
| −D1 (more involved SA) | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| D2 (SAs perceived love/anger) | +D2 (more loving SA) | – | – | – | R SMFG (BA 8)→R MFG=0.29 | – | – |
| R MFG→R IP/smG=0.16 | |||||||
| −D2 (more angry SA) | – | – | – | – | L MTG→R ITG=− 0.30 | ||
| D3 (foundation of religious belief) | +D3 (founded on doctrine/semantics) | L STG→L FG=− 0.17 | – | – | – | – | – |
| −D3 (founded on episodic memory/imagery) | L PREC→L IFG=0.29 | – | – | R MTG→L FG=0.21 | R SMFG→L IFG=0.37 | R MTG→R CalcG=0.34 | |
| L IFG→L STG=0.08 | |||||||
SA, supernatural agent; IFG, inferior frontal gyrus; MTG, middle temporal gyrus; ITG, inferior temporal gyrus; SMFG, superior medial frontal gyrus; MFG, middle frontal gyrus; STG, superior temporal gyrus.