============================================================================== VARIATION: naive_a2_d0_5 ============================================================================== model: behavior ~ stim + day + stim:day + (1|rat) (behavior = success COUNT) day = training day within window (0 = first analyzed day) treatment (stim=1): Electrode-Box-B2 control (stim=0): Electrode-Box-A2, Naive N = 10 rats, 59 sessions raw day coverage: treat 0..5, control 0..5 (equal day coverage over this window) ============================================================================== FULL MODEL SUMMARY -- fitlme ============================================================================== Linear mixed-effects model fit by ML Model information: Number of observations 59 Fixed effects coefficients 4 Random effects coefficients 10 Covariance parameters 2 Formula: behavior ~ 1 + day*stim + (1 | rat) Model fit statistics: AIC BIC LogLikelihood Deviance 489.28 501.74 -238.64 477.28 Fixed effects coefficients (95% CIs): Name Estimate SE tStat DF pValue Lower Upper {'(Intercept)'} 9.0584 5.0267 1.8021 55 0.077018 -1.0153 19.132 {'day' } 8.2568 1.1279 7.3206 55 1.1254e-09 5.9965 10.517 {'stim' } 0.44958 9.048 0.049688 55 0.96055 -17.683 18.582 {'day:stim' } 6.9622 2.0162 3.4532 55 0.0010733 2.9217 11.003 Random effects covariance parameters (95% CIs): Group: rat (10 Levels) Name1 Name2 Type Estimate Lower Upper {'(Intercept)'} {'(Intercept)'} {'std'} 9.6432 5.5002 16.907 Group: Error Name Estimate Lower Upper {'Res Std'} 12.109 9.9317 14.763 effect t (df) F (df1) p ------------------------------------------------------------------ stim x day (interaction) t(55)= 3.45 F(1)= 11.924 p=0.001073 day (learning) t(55)= 7.32 F(1)= 53.591 p=1.125e-09 stim (main, window start) t(55)= 0.05 F(1)= 0.002 p=0.9606 interaction 95% CI: [+2.92, +11.00] INTERPRETATION: stim x day interaction SIGNIFICANT positive -- treatment improves FASTER (benefit accumulates) (p=0.001073, slope diff=+6.96) Paper (N=24): interaction t(227)=2.68, F(1)=7.12, p=0.008.