Table 2

p Values for the comparisons between the participant groups for five-electrode groups

Main background frequencyθ powerα/θ power ratioα power
Controls vs (sIPD+sCJD)
 FL4.4×10−42.4×10−75.9×10−5ns
 FRns1.5×10−79.2×10−5ns
 Z1.6×10−48.3×10−105.0×10−5ns
 TL8.6×10−63.1×10−102.7×10−71.3×10−3
 TR3.8×10−67.8×10−115.1×10−81.2×10−3
sIPD vs sCJD
 FLnsns9.4×10−4ns
 FR1.2×10−4ns1.3×10−3ns
 Z5.6×10−4nsns1.8×10−3
 TL4.3×10−4ns1.5×10−51.2×10−5
 TR1.4×10−3ns6.6×10−54.1×10−5
aIPD vs sIPD
 FL3.6×10−41.5×10−37.8×10−5ns
 FR1.1×10−31.0×10−36.9×10−5ns
 Z1.1×10−49.1×10−61.3×10−5ns
 TL2.3×10−33.8×10−76.4×10−71.0×10−4
 TR3.8×10−41.7×10−79.4×10−81.4×10−4
  • The significance threshold was adjusted by Bonferroni correction.

  • FL, left frontal; FR, right frontal; IPD, inherited prion disease; ns, non-significant; sCJD, sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; TL, left temporal; TR, right temporal electrode group; Z, central.