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. 2023 Mar 28;40(7-8):693–705. doi: 10.1089/neu.2022.0267

Table 6.

Brain Regions in which Brain Biomarker Changes were Significantly Correlated with Changes in White Matter Integrity Before and After a Workout Session

Biomarker Region and correlationa with FA Δ (T-1)-T3b Region and correlationa with MD Δ (T-1)-T3c
Tau
ΔT0-T1d

Posterior CC: -0.68f

Tapetum: -0.72f

Left IFOC: -0.68f Left ILF: -0.68f
 ΔT0-T2e Left OT: 0.65f
Right Cing: -0.67f Left IFOC: -0.67f Left ILF: -0.68f Left OR: -0.72f Left PRT: -0.72f Left SLF: -0.71f Left STR: -0.71f Left UF: -0.65f
NF-L
ΔT0-T1d


Posterior CC: 0.78f Right CST: 0.67f

Tapetum: 0.80g
 ΔT0-T2e Right SFOF: -0.71f
GFAP
ΔT0-T1d

Right ATR: 0.67f

Left IFOC: 0.67f

 ΔT0-T2e Left OT: 0.73f Right UF: -0.64f
UCH-L1
ΔT0-T1d

Right UF: -0.83g

Right PTR: 0.74f
 ΔT0-T2e Posterior CC: -0.82f Right UF: -0.86f
a

Spearman correlation coefficient; bChange in fractional anisotropy from 24 h before workout to 48 h after workout; cChange in mean diffusivity from 24 h before workout to 48 h after workout; dBiomarker change from immediately before workout to immediately after workout; eBiomarker change from immediately before workout to 45 min after workout; fp < 0.05, gp < 0.01.

Bold: Bonferonni-corrected p value <0.0013.

ATR, anterior thalamus radiation; CC, corpus callosum; CPT, corticopontine tract; Cing, cingulum; CST, corticospinal tract; ICP, inferior cerebellar peduncle; IFOC, inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus; ILF, inferior longitudinal fasciculus; ML, medial lemniscus; OR, optic radiation; OT, optic tract; PTR, posterior thalamus radiation; SCP, superior cerebellar peduncle; SFOF, superior fronto-occipital fasciculus; SLF, superior longitudinal fasciculus; STR, superior thalamus radiation; UF, uncinate fasciculus.