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. 2022 Sep 30;3:100053. doi: 10.1016/j.crneur.2022.100053

Table 4.

Results of statistical analyses for Beta power.


BETA POWER
Multiple comparisons with FDR correction 20 × 4 × 2 mixed ANOVA 4 × 4 × 3 mixed ANOVA
First set of meditative practices, performed by all practitioners (N = 16) M1: Decrease in T4 (p < .05)
Yidam: Increase in T4 (p < .08)
No sig effect of Practice, F < 1, p = .66
Sig effect of Electrode,F (19, 266) = 2.85, p = .000, ηp2 = .17, with higher power in F3, F4 than T6 (ps < .05)
Sig diff between Tummo and non-Tummo practitioners, F(1,14) = 6.28, p = .03, ηp2 = .31, during meditation, F(1,14) = 5.33, p = .04, ηp2 = .28 and rest, F(1,14) = 5.85, p = .03, ηp2 = .30 with Tummo experts having lower Beta power.
No sig effect of Meditation, F < 1, p = .45
No sig effect of Region, F(3, 42) = 1.91, p = .16
No sig effect of Lateralization, F < 1, p = .64
Multiple comparisons with FDR correction 20X5 repeated measures ANOVA 5 × 4 × 3 repeated measures ANOVA
All practices performed by Tummo experts (N = 10) M1: Decrease in T4 (p < .07)
M2: Decreases in T4 and P3 (p < .07)
Tummo: Increases in C4, P3, P4, Pz, POz, O1, O2 (p < .05)
Sig effect of Practice, F(4,36) = 2.70, p = .046, ηp2 = .23; sig increase during Tummo,F(1.9) = 9.85, p = .01, ηp2 = .52
Sig effect of Electrode, F(19,171) = 1.96, p = .01, ηp2 = .18 (no sig pairwise comparisons)
No sig effect of Region, F < 1, p = .67
No sig effect of Lateralization, F < 1, p = .42
BETA 1 POWER BETA 2 POWER BETA 3 POWER
Multiple comparisons with FDR corr, 20X5 ANOVA Multiple comparisons with FDR corr, 20X5 ANOVA Multiple comparisons with FDR corr, 20X5 ANOVA
All practices performed by Tummo experts (N = 10) M1: Decrease in T4 (p < .07)
M2: Decreases in F8, P3, T3 (p < .05) and T3 (ps < .07)
Tummo: Increases in F3, T3 (ps < .05), P4, Pz, O2 (ps < .07)
Marg effect of Practice, F(4,36) = 1.98, p = .10, ηp2 = .18; marg decrease during M2,F(1.9) = 4.05. p = .07, ηp2 = .31 and sig increase during Tummo, F(1,9) = 4.34, p = .01, ηp2 = .53
M1: Decrease in T4 (p < .05)
M2: Decreases in F7, F8, T3 (p < .07)
Tummo: Increases in T3, T6, O2 (ps < .07)
Sig effect of Practice, F(4,36) = 2.87, p = .03, ηp2 = .25; and sig increase during Tummo, F(1,9) = 11.18, p = .009, ηp2 = .55
Yidam: Increases in P3 (p = .07)
Tummo: Increases in C4, P3, P4, Pz, O1, O2, and POz (ps < .05) and Cz (ps < .07)
Marg effect of Practice, F(4,36) = 2.60, p = .05, ηp2 = .22; and sig increase during Tummo, F(1,9) = 9.40, p = .01, ηp2 = .51