Hi Gang,

That got rid of the error regarding 'xinit' but I'm still getting the earlier error that the model test failed, despite now including everyone and using different label specifications. I'm including the full script below. Thank you for your help!!

Amar


3dLMEr -prefix 3DLMER_EFNBACK -jobs 12 \
#-mask EmoVNeu_Thresh_resamp_binary.nii \
-model 'emotion*group+site(1|Subj)' \
-bounds -2 2 \
-gltCode p-d_pos 'group : 1*p -1*d emotion : 1*pos' \
-gltCode p-d_neg 'group : 1*p -1*d emotion : 1*neg' \
-gltCode p-d_neut 'group : 1*p -1*d emotion : 1*neut' \
-gltCode p-na_pos 'group : 1*p -1*na emotion : 1*pos' \
-gltCode p-na_neg 'group : 1*p -1*na emotion : 1*neg' \
-gltCode p-na_neut 'group : 1*p -1*na emotion : 1*neut' \
-gltCode d-na_pos 'group : 1*d -1*na emotion : 1*pos' \
-gltCode d-na_neg 'group : 1*d -1*na emotion : 1*neg' \
-gltCode d-na_neut 'group : 1*d -1*na emotion : 1*neut' \
-gltCode pos-neg_p 'group : 1*p emotion : 1*pos -1*neut' \
-gltCode pos-neg_d 'group : 1*d emotion : 1*pos -1*neut' \
-gltCode pos-neg_na 'group : 1*na emotion : 1*pos -1*neut' \
-gltCode pos-neg_p 'group : 1*p emotion : 1*neg -1*neut' \
-gltCode pos-neg_d 'group : 1*d emotion : 1*neg -1*neut' \
-gltCode pos-neg_na 'group : 1*na emotion : 1*neg -1*neut' \
-gltCode pos-neg_p 'group : 1*p emotion : 1*pos -1*neg' \
-gltCode pos-neg_d 'group : 1*d emotion : 1*pos -1*neg' \
-gltCode pos-neg_na 'group : 1*na emotion : 1*pos -1*neg' \
-dataTable @table.txt

# here's table.txt (in a shortened form here but the real one is a bit longer):

Subj site sex group age emotion InputFile
95086 PRISMA2 m d 38.69 pos 2pos-nopic_95086+tlrc.
96023 PRISMA2 m d 31.06 pos 2pos-nopic_96023+tlrc.
99004 PRISMA2 m na 37.77 pos 2pos-nopic_99004+tlrc.
99011 PRISMA2 m na 38.08 pos 2pos-nopic_99011+tlrc.
99021 PRISMA2 f na 39.06 pos 2pos-nopic_99021+tlrc.
99240 PRISMA2 m na 35.31 pos 2pos-nopic_99240+tlrc.
99248 PRISMA2 m na 41.20 pos 2pos-nopic_99248+tlrc.
99250 PRISMA2 m na 38.57 pos 2pos-nopic_99250+tlrc.
99252 PRISMA2 m na 35.72 pos 2pos-nopic_99252+tlrc.
99257 PRISMA2 m na 35.86 pos 2pos-nopic_99257+tlrc.
99262 PRISMA2 m na 34.97 pos 2pos-nopic_99262+tlrc.
99263 PRISMA2 m na 34.85 pos 2pos-nopic_99263+tlrc.
87022 PRISMA2 m d 38.61 neg 2neg-nopic_87022+tlrc
88015 PRISMA2 m p 41.60 neg 2neg-nopic_88015+tlrc
88082 PRISMA2 m d 39.46 neg 2neg-nopic_88082+tlrc
88083 PRISMA2 m p 43.92 neg 2neg-nopic_88083+tlrc
89019 PRISMA2 m d 39.11 neg 2neg-nopic_89019+tlrc
89023 PRISMA2 m p 34.03 neg 2neg-nopic_89023+tlrc
89031 PRISMA2 f p 38.36 neg 2neg-nopic_89031+tlrc
89061 PRISMA2 m d 34.59 neg 2neg-nopic_89061+tlrc
89065 PRISMA2 m d 36.82 neg 2neg-nopic_89065+tlrc
89073 PRISMA2 m p 38.79 neg 2neg-nopic_89073+tlrc
90032 PRISMA2 m d 40.62 neg 2neg-nopic_90032+tlrc
90043 PRISMA2 m d 39.35 neg 2neg-nopic_90043+tlrc
90070 PRISMA2 m p 38.11 neg 2neg-nopic_90070+tlrc
91003 PRISMA2 m d 36.76 neg 2neg-nopic_91003+tlrc
91008 PRISMA2 m p 35.90 neg 2neg-nopic_91008+tlrc
91015 PRISMA2 m d 38.86 neg 2neg-nopic_91015+tlrc
91028 PRISMA2 m d 37.61 neg 2neg-nopic_91028+tlrc
91030 PRISMA2 m p 38.43 neg 2neg-nopic_91030+tlrc
91078 PRISMA2 m d 40.10 neg 2neg-nopic_91078+tlrc
91087 PRISMA2 m d 36.42 neg 2neg-nopic_91087+tlrc
92041 PRISMA2 m d 34.50 neg 2neg-nopic_92041+tlrc
93100 PRISMA2 m p 35.87 neg 2neg-nopic_93100+tlrc
93105 PRISMA2 m d 31.11 neg 2neg-nopic_93105+tlrc
93128 PRISMA2 m p 32.84 neg 2neg-nopic_93128+tlrc
93142 PRISMA2 m d 34.54 neg 2neg-nopic_93142+tlrc
93183 PRISMA2 f d 32.83 neg 2neg-nopic_93183+tlrc
94208 PRISMA2 m d 31.58 neg 2neg-nopic_94208+tlrc
94215 PRISMA2 m p 31.21 neg 2neg-nopic_94215+tlrc
94229 PRISMA2 m d 32.12 neg 2neg-nopic_94229+tlrc
94262 PRISMA2 m p 36.23 neg 2neg-nopic_94262+tlrc
94264 PRISMA2 m d 33.12 neg 2neg-nopic_94264+tlrc
94270 PRISMA2 m d 35.44 neg 2neg-nopic_94270+tlrc
94271 PRISMA2 m d 34.44 neg 2neg-nopic_94271+tlrc
94294 PRISMA2 f p 38.55 neg 2neg-nopic_94294+tlrc
95019 PRISMA2 m p 31.93 neg 2neg-nopic_95019+tlrc
95054 PRISMA2 m d 32.30 neg 2neg-nopic_95054+tlrc
95068 PRISMA2 m d 35.39 neg 2neg-nopic_95068+tlrc
95071 PRISMA2 m d 34.64 neg 2neg-nopic_95071+tlrc
95077 PRISMA2 m d 37.09 neg 2neg-nopic_95077+tlrc
95085 PRISMA2 m d 38.90 neg 2neg-nopic_95085+tlrc
95086 PRISMA2 m d 38.69 neg 2neg-nopic_95086+tlrc
96023 PRISMA2 m d 31.06 neg 2neg-nopic_96023+tlrc
95091 TRIO m d 38.66 neg 2neg-nopic_95091+tlrc.
96011 TRIO m p 27.06 neg 2neg-nopic_96011+tlrc.
94213 TRIO m d 33.67 neut 2neut-nopic_94213+tlrc.
94230 TRIO m d 33.70 neut 2neut-nopic_94230+tlrc.
94234 TRIO m p 29.50 neut 2neut-nopic_94234+tlrc.
94237 TRIO m p 34.15 neut 2neut-nopic_94237+tlrc.
94239 TRIO m d 29.16 neut 2neut-nopic_94239+tlrc.
94244 TRIO m p 29.71 neut 2neut-nopic_94244+tlrc.
94246 TRIO m d 33.17 neut 2neut-nopic_94246+tlrc.
94248 TRIO m d 29.94 neut 2neut-nopic_94248+tlrc.
94257 TRIO m p 32.53 neut 2neut-nopic_94257+tlrc.
94301 TRIO m d 30.21 neut 2neut-nopic_94301+tlrc.
95003 TRIO m d 27.50 neut 2neut-nopic_95003+tlrc.
95008 TRIO m p 27.27 neut 2neut-nopic_95008+tlrc.
95012 TRIO f d 29.50 neut 2neut-nopic_95012+tlrc.
95015 TRIO m d 29.88 neut 2neut-nopic_95015+tlrc.
95018 TRIO m p 29.18 neut 2neut-nopic_95018+tlrc.
95070 TRIO f p 33.26 neut 2neut-nopic_95070+tlrc.
95083 TRIO f d 38.00 neut 2neut-nopic_95083+tlrc.
95088 TRIO m d 37.44 neut 2neut-nopic_95088+tlrc.
95091 TRIO m d 38.66 neut 2neut-nopic_95091+tlrc.
96011 TRIO m p 27.06 neut 2neut-nopic_96011+tlrc.
96020 TRIO m p 29.86 neut 2neut-nopic_96020+tlrc.
96033 TRIO m d 30.42 neut 2neut-nopic_96033+tlrc.
99012 TRIO m na 35.20 neut 2neut-nopic_99012+tlrc.
99016 TRIO m na 35.13 neut 2neut-nopic_99016+tlrc.
99024 TRIO m na 34.91 neut 2neut-nopic_99024+tlrc.
99032 TRIO m na 34.63 neut 2neut-nopic_99032+tlrc.
99043 TRIO f na 34.66 neut 2neut-nopic_99043+tlrc.
99045 TRIO m na 29.98 neut 2neut-nopic_99045+tlrc.
99056 TRIO m na 34.96 neut 2neut-nopic_99056+tlrc.
99062 TRIO m na 35.02 neut 2neut-nopic_99062+tlrc.
99063 TRIO m na 34.66 neut 2neut-nopic_99063+tlrc.
99080 TRIO m na 27.38 neut 2neut-nopic_99080+tlrc.
99083 TRIO m na 29.79 neut 2neut-nopic_99083+tlrc.
99092 TRIO m na 27.28 neut 2neut-nopic_99092+tlrc.
99093 TRIO m na 29.53 neut 2neut-nopic_99093+tlrc.
99110 TRIO m na 30.18 neut 2neut-nopic_99110+tlrc.
99113 TRIO m na 29.80 neut 2neut-nopic_99113+tlrc.
99117 TRIO m na 27.43 neut 2neut-nopic_99117+tlrc.
99129 TRIO m na 29.95 neut 2neut-nopic_99129+tlrc.
99147 TRIO m na 27.81 neut 2neut-nopic_99147+tlrc.
99164 TRIO m na 29.68 neut 2neut-nopic_99164+tlrc.
99167 TRIO m na 29.83 neut 2neut-nopic_99167+tlrc.
99171 TRIO m na 29.23 neut 2neut-nopic_99171+tlrc.
99172 TRIO m na 34.97 neut 2neut-nopic_99172+tlrc.
99177 TRIO f na 27.78 neut 2neut-nopic_99177+tlrc.
99192 TRIO m na 34.60 neut 2neut-nopic_99192+tlrc.
99217 TRIO m na 29.45 neut 2neut-nopic_99217+tlrc.
99221 TRIO m na 34.64 neut 2neut-nopic_99221+tlrc.
99226 TRIO m na 40.48 neut 2neut-nopic_99226+tlrc.
99228 TRIO m na 26.63 neut 2neut-nopic_99228+tlrc.
99230 TRIO m na 35.33 neut 2neut-nopic_99230+tlrc.
99231 TRIO m na 34.64 neut 2neut-nopic_99231+tlrc.
99260 TRIO m na 29.87 neut 2neut-nopic_99260+tlrc.