Table 3 Functional connectivity showing significant differences in 2 groups (MDD/HC) × 2 conditions (before BMRM/after BMRM) repeated measure ANOVA.

From: Body–mind relaxation meditation modulates the thalamocortical functional connectivity in major depressive disorder: a preliminary resting-state fMRI study

Seed region

FC sig. region

BA

MNI coordinates

Voxels

F value

X

Y

Z

  

Main effect of diagnosis

No significant FC

Main effect of BMRM

Left rTtha

Left V5/MT+/inferior occipital gyrus

37/19

−45

−78

−3

47

20.3317

Interaction effect of diagnosis×BMRM

Left PPtha

Bilateral precuneus/post cingulate cortex

7/23

6

−54

27

78

21.4796

  1. BMRM body–mind relaxation meditation, ANOVA analysis of variance, FC functional connectivity, rTtha rostral temporal thalamus x; PPtha posterior parietal thalamus, BA Brodmann area, MNI Montreal Neurological Institute.