Unilateral group [N = 15] | Observation | Motor imagery | Observation & motor imagery | Imitation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Left hemisphere (contralateral) (μmol/ l ± SD) | ||||
Mean ∆ [O2Hb] | 0.06953 ± 0.1800 | 0.0833 ± 0.1404 | 0.0460 ± 0.2218 | 0.2309 ± 0.3212 |
Mean ∆ [HHb] | −0.0051 ± 0.03855 | 0.0356 ± 0.0771 | −0.0089 ± 0.0963 | 0.0079 ± 0.0832 |
Intra-condition, ANOVA, repeated measures | Â | Â | Â | |
[O2Hb] rest-stim | p = 0.157 | p = 0.037* | p = 0.435 | p = 0.015* |
[HHb] rest-stim | p = 0.612 | p = 0.097 | p = 0.727 | p = 0.717 |
Inter-condition ANOVA, repeated measures, post-hoc-tests, Bonferroni 0.05 | ∆ [HHb] | ∆ [O 2 Hb] |  | |
 | O – MI | p = 0.347 | p = 1.000 |  |
 | O – O&MI | p = 1.000 | p = 1.000 |  |
 | O – IM | p = 1.000 | p = 0.286 |  |
 | MI – O&MI | p = 0.132 | p = 1.000 |  |
 | MI – IM | p = 1.000 | p = 0.622 |  |
 | O&MI – IM | p = 1.000 | p = 0.321 |  |
Main effect on condition | p = 0.253 | p = 0.062 | Â |