Table 2.
THETA POWER | |||
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Multiple comparisons with FDR correction | 20 × 4 × 2 mixed ANOVA | 4X4X3X2 mixed ANOVA | |
First set of meditative practices, performed by all practitioners (N = 16) | No sig changes in any electrode for any practice | No sig effect of Practice, F < 1, p = .99 Sig effect of Electrode,F (19, 266) = 6.74, p = .000, ηp2 = .33, with higher power in Cz than in C4, O2, P3, P4, Pz, T3, T5, T6 (ps < .05) and higher power in Fz than in C4, P3, P4, T3, T6, and T5 (ps < .05) Sig diff between Tummo and non-Tummo practitioners during Rest, F(1,14) = 4.93, p = .04, ηp2 = .26, but not meditation (p = .44), with Tummo experts having lower baseline power No sig effect of Meditation Experience F < 1, p = .95 |
Sig effect of Region, F(3, 45) = 7.07, p = .001, ηp2 = .32, with higher power in the frontal and central regions than in parietal (ps < .05) Sig effect of Lateralization, F(2,30) = 23.69, p = .000, ηp2 = .61; midline Theta power is higher than left and right (p < .001) Sig Region X Lateralization, F(6,84) = 2.79, p = .02, ηp2 = .16, with the highest Theta power in frontal and central midline regions |
Multiple comparisons with FDR correction | 20X5 repeated measures ANOVA | 5 × 4 × 3 repeated measures ANOVA | |
All practices performed by Tummo experts (N = 10) | M1: Increases in Fz (ps < .07) | No sig effect of Practice, F (4,36) = 2.13, p = .10 Sig effect of Electrode, F(19,171) = 5.50, p = .000, ηp2 = .38 with power higher in Cz than in C4, P3, and P4 (ps < .05) Marg Practice X Electrode, F (76, 684) = 1.31, p = .05, ηp2 = .13 |
Sig effect of Region, F(3,27) = 3.02, p = .047, ηp2 = .25, with marg higher power in the central region than in parietal (p = .07) Sig effect of Lateralization, F(2,18) = 26.21, p = .000, ηp2 = .74, with midline power higher than left (p < .001) Sig Region X Lateralization, F(6,54) = 3.71, p = .03, ηp2 = .29, with the highest Theta power in frontal and central midline regions |