Table 3.

Regions with a significant group × time interaction observed in the comparison between meditators and non-meditators in the contrast INC > NEU before and after a meditation retreat.

Contrast	Cluster	Region	Side	Z	MNI coordinates			Cluster size	Cluster p-values
					x	y	z
Incong > neutral	Cluster 1	Caudate nucleus	R	3.72	24	−16	22	1508	0.00144
		Temporal Lobe	R	3.39	52	4	−6
		Temporal Lobe	R	3.32	50	10	−18
		Putamen	R	3.29	26	4	−8
		Insula	R	3.05	48	8	−8
		Temporal Lobe	R	3.04	52	−6	−18
	Cluster 2	Putamen	L	3.96	−24	−8	18	1327	0.00362
		Putamen	L	3.77	−26	−8	10
		Temporal Lobe	L	3.45	−28	2	−16
		Putamen	L	3.44	−32	−2	2
		Putamen	L	3.21	−28	2	−8
		Caudate nucleus	L	3.15	−14	28	4
	Cluster 3	Anterior Cingulate	L	3.21	0	30	4	1246	0.00554
		Frontal Lobe	L	3.17	0	30	−2
		Frontal Lobe	L	3.15	2	20	−20
		Paracingulate	L	3.08	−6	52	2
		Paracingulate	L	3.07	−6	40	−10
		Paracingulate	L	3.04	−4	56	12
	Cluster 4	Posterior Cingulate		3.22	6	−34	36	868	0.0455
		Paracingulate	R	3.21	8	−34	40
		Anterior Cingulate	L	3.06	−10	−12	34
		Callosal Body	R	3	−18	−6	40
		Frontal Lobe	L	2.96	−16	−8	48
		Juxtapositional Lobule Cortex	L	2.95	−14	−4	48