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You need to include subject terms in each contrast as subject should be a
factor in your model.

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On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 12:24 PM, sheng zhang <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Does someone know how to apply a second level conjunction analysis
> across subjects?
>
> From previous emails, one way seems to use flexible factorial
> analysis. Let's say I have con_A.img, con_B.img, and con_C.img each
> for A1>A2, B1>B2, and C1>C2 under subject level. So the idea is to
> build a flexible factorial model with subjects and 3 conditions each
> for con_A, con_B, and con_C. And then set contrast [1 0 0], [0 1 0],
> and [0 0 1] to get activation each for A1>A2, B1>B2, and C1>C2, and
> finally select all three contrasts to do conjunction of A1>A2 and
> B1>B2 and C1>C2.
>
> But, spm do not allow to set a contrast as [1 0 0] or [0 1 0] or [0 0
> 1] for this flexible factorial model, which might because there is no
> "baseline". So, how should I do to get the second level conjunction of
> A1>A2 and B1>B2 and C1>C2?
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Sheng Zhang
>