Mediation analyses for the relationships of age group on task performance via the strength of functional network connectivity between independent components.

Notes: c = total effect of age group on speeded task performance; a = effect of age group on mediator; b = relationship between mediator and speeded task performance; c′ = direct effect of age group on speeded task performance; CI = 95% bootstrap confidence interval for the indirect effect (10,000 stratified resamples);*p