Table 3.
Results of statistical analyses for Alpha 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) | M2: Decrease in F7 (p = .07) | No sig effect of Practice, F < 1, p = .78 Sig effect of Electrode,F (19,266) = 5.95, p = .00, ηp2 = .30, with higher power in Cz and POz than in T5 (ps < .05) No sig effect of Tummo Expertise, F < 1, p = .49, but Practice X Tummo is marg, F(3,42) = 2.81, p = .05, ηp2 = .16 No sig effect of Meditation Experience, F < 1, p = .85 |
Sig effect of Region, F(3, 42) = 3.66, p = .02, ηp2 = .21 with Alpha power in the frontal region being lower than in the central region (p < .02) Sig effect of Lateralization, F(2,30) = 5.21, p = .01, ηp2 = .27; midline Alpha power is higher than left and right (p < .02) |
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| Multiple comparisons with FDR correction | 20X5 repeated measures ANOVA | 5 × 4 × 3 repeated measures ANOVA | |||
| All practices performed by Tummo experts (N = 10) | M1: Increase in P3 (p < .05) Yidam: Increase in P4 (p = .07) M2: Decreases in F7, P3, T3, Pz, (p < .05), and in Fp1, F4 (p < .06) Tummo: Increases in F3, F7, Fp1, T3, T6, P3, P4, Pz, POz (p < .05), and in F4, Cz (p < .06) |
Sig effect of Practice, F(4,36) = 6.89, p = .000, ηp2 = .43; sig decrease during M2,F(1.9) = 6.54, p = .03, ηp2 = .42 sig increase during Tummo,F(1.9) = 30.80, p = .000, ηp2 = .77 Sig effect of Electrode, F(19,171) = 10.75, p = .000, ηp2 = .38 with power higher in C4 and Cz than in F7, T3, T4 (ps < .05). |
Sig effect of Region, F(3,27) = 9.09, p = .00, ηp2 = .50, with power in the frontal region being lower than in the central (p < .03) Sig effect of Lateralization, F(2,18) = 8.33, p = .003, ηp2 = .48, with midline power higher than left (p = .004) Sig Region X Lateralization, F(6,54) = 4.09, p = .002, ηp2 = .31, with midline power being the highest in anterior regions (p < .05) and higher than left in posterior regions |
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| ALPHA 1 POWER | ALPHA 2 POWER | ||||
| Multiple comparisons with FDR correction; 20X5 repeated measures ANOVA | Multiple comparisons with FDR correction; 20X5 repeated measures ANOVA | ||||
| All practices performed by Tummo experts (N = 10) | M1: Increases in P4, P3, O1, O2, F4 (p < .05) Tummo: Increases in T3, Fp, F7 (ps < .05) Sig effect of Practice, F(4,36) = 4.88, p = .003, ηp2 = .35; sig increases during M1,F(1.9) = 6.56, p = .03, ηp2 = .42 and Tummo,F(1.9) = 7.00, p = .027, ηp2 = .43. |
Yidam: Increases in P4 (p = .06) M2: Decreases in P3, Fp1 (p < .05) Tummo: Increases in Fp1, P3, POz, and T6 (ps < .05) Sig effect of Practice, F(4,36) = 4.86, p = .003, ηp2 = .35; marg decrease during M2,F(1.9) = 4.34, p = .06, ηp2 = .33 and sig increase during Tummo,F(1.9) = 19.50, p = .002, ηp2 = .70 |
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