3.3.3 Associations between brain activation and demographic or
clinical measures
Distress ratings were not associated with age at diagnosis, anxiety
symptoms, or trait mindfulness (p ’s > 0.05).
However, older children demonstrated lower brain activation in the
posterior cingulate cortex [xyz = -22, -68, 8] during the BREATH vs.
LOOK contrast as compared to younger children, r (12) = -0.58,p = 0.049. Older children also displayed lower activation in the
middle temporal gyrus during the BREATH vs. DISTRACT contrast than
younger children, r (12) = -0.62, p = 0.032.