Table 5 Mediation analyses results showing the indirect effect of lesions in dlPFC, vmPFC and pSTS/TPJ relative to the HCs.
From: Brain networks involved in the influence of religion on empathy in male Vietnam War veterans
Indirect effect | SE | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1: X = Groups, M = Empathy, Y = God image (N = 77) | ||||
dlPFC | − 0.0987 | 0.1322 | − 0.4024 | 0.1324 |
vmPFC | 0.0562 | 0.1156 | − 0.1569 | 0.3121 |
pSTS/TPJ | 0.1769 | 0.1201 | − 0.0135 | 0.4667 |
Model 2: X = Groups, M = God image, Y = Empathy (N = 77) | ||||
dlPFC | 0.8918 | 0.5793 | − 0.0037 | 2.3628 |
vmPFC | 1.7245 | 0.6524 | 0.692 | 3.3301 |
pSTS/TPJ | 0.9915 | 0.5262 | 0.1714 | 2.3093 |
