Table 2 Results of the two-path mediation analysis

From: Distinct patterns of brain activity mediate perceptual and motor and autonomic responses to noxious stimuli

 

Perception

Motor

Autonomic

 

β

SE

Z

p

β

SE

Z

p

β

SE

Z

p

N1

            

 a

−0.0237

0.0162

−1.532

0.1256

−0.0235

0.0179

−1.261

0.2763

−0.0242

0.0219

−1.076

0.3092

 b

−0.0843

0.0143

−3.646

0.0005

0.1179

0.0228

3.815

0.0003

−0.0242

0.0085

−2.816

0.0049

 c′

0.1757

0.0174

3.928

0.0001

−0.1331

0.0176

−3.486

0.0005

0.0609

0.0132

4.139

0.0000

 c

0.1804

0.0172

3.867

0.0001

−0.1439

0.0176

−3.468

0.0005

0.0628

0.0128

4.088

0.0000

 a × b

0.0012

0.0009

1.234

0.2172

−0.0038

0.0014

−2.778

0.0157

0.0007

0.0004

3.036

0.0096

N2

            

 a

−0.0481

0.0147

−3.171

0.0020

−0.0102

0.0172

−.5843

0.5590

−0.0227

0.0223

−1.017

0.3092

 b

−0.1033

0.0184

−3.384

0.0007

0.1652

0.0301

3.717

0.0003

−0.0677

0.0183

−3.491

0.0006

 c′

0.1736

0.0172

3.939

0.0001

−0.1393

0.0185

−3.505

0.0005

0.0598

0.0118

4.071

0.0000

 c

0.1804

0.0175

3.937

0.0001

−0.1439

0.0175

−3.451

0.0005

0.0628

0.0127

4.063

0.0000

 a × b

0.0026

0.0010

2.946

0.0129

0.0000

0.0019

.0156

0.9876

0.0008

0.0012

0.6675

0.6343

P2

            

 a

0.0965

0.0170

3.694

0.0009

0.0811

0.0182

4.021

0.0002

0.0417

0.0135

2.924

0.0138

 b

0.1141

0.0174

3.655

0.0005

−0.0923

0.0262

−3.680

0.0003

0.0353

0.0075

3.501

0.0006

 c′

0.1665

0.0157

3.827

0.0001

−0.1269

0.0152

−3.467

0.0005

0.0577

0.0121

4.134

0.0000

 c

0.1804

0.0174

3.894

0.0001

−0.1439

0.0171

−3.429

0.0005

0.0628

0.0129

4.066

0.0000

 a × b

0.0041

0.0016

2.533

0.0226

−0.0045

0.0017

−2.658

0.0157

0.0005

0.0003

1.366

0.3440

Gamma

            

 a

0.0250

0.0086

3.258

0.0020

0.0340

0.0074

3.522

0.0009

0.0215

0.0129

1.8946

0.1163

 b

0.0845

0.0211

3.544

0.0005

−0.0767

0.0333

−2.409

0.0160

0.0852

0.0195

4.0505

0.0002

 c′

0.1747

0.0171

3.931

0.0001

−0.1348

0.0171

−3.533

0.0005

0.0599

0.0123

4.1397

0.0000

 c

0.1804

0.0175

3.966

0.0001

−0.1439

0.0174

−3.465

0.0005

0.0628

0.0128

4.1040

0.0000

 a × b

0.0009

0.0007

1.397

0.2166

−0.0029

0.0012

−2.412

0.0211

0.0002

0.0005

0.4757

0.6343

  1. β regression coefficient, SE standard error
  2. Given are the second-level statistics for the mediation analyses of N1, N2, P2, and gamma responses in all three conditions. All p-values are FDR-corrected. Significant effects are marked in bold