Table 7.
The list of brain regions that were significantly different in apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) between Control females and Control males. While widespread, differences were generally small in effect, with males generally showing greater ADC scores.
| Apparent Diffusion Coefficient: Control Females and Males | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brain Area | Females | Males | |||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | P val | Effect | ||
| cuneate nucleus | 1.27 | 0.11 | < | 1.48 | 0.29 | 0.008 | 0.191902 |
| 9th cerebellar lobule | 1.31 | 0.15 | < | 1.52 | 0.28 | 0.009 | 0.186984 |
| tegmental nucleus | 1.29 | 0.15 | < | 1.49 | 0.16 | 0.000 | 0.184923 |
| 7th cerebellar lobule | 1.13 | 0.09 | < | 1.29 | 0.28 | 0.025 | 0.172738 |
| parafascicular thalamic nucleus | 1.24 | 0.11 | < | 1.41 | 0.18 | 0.001 | 0.171383 |
| central medial thalamic nucleus | 1.22 | 0.09 | < | 1.40 | 0.18 | 0.001 | 0.170847 |
| dentate gyrus | 1.40 | 0.15 | < | 1.60 | 0.22 | 0.003 | 0.170166 |
| red nucleus | 1.26 | 0.14 | < | 1.44 | 0.19 | 0.003 | 0.167449 |
| perirhinal ctx | 1.34 | 0.15 | < | 1.52 | 0.24 | 0.009 | 0.163461 |
| habenula nucleus | 1.34 | 0.11 | < | 1.52 | 0.24 | 0.009 | 0.156466 |
| central amygdaloid nucleus | 1.32 | 0.11 | < | 1.49 | 0.18 | 0.002 | 0.155197 |
| ventral tegmental area | 1.45 | 0.23 | < | 1.64 | 0.30 | 0.045 | 0.153921 |
| reticular nucleus | 1.29 | 0.09 | < | 1.46 | 0.18 | 0.002 | 0.15359 |
| caudate putamen (striatum) | 1.23 | 0.09 | < | 1.39 | 0.18 | 0.002 | 0.153054 |
| accumbens core | 1.25 | 0.10 | < | 1.40 | 0.15 | 0.001 | 0.149244 |
| posterior thalamic nucleus | 1.24 | 0.11 | < | 1.39 | 0.17 | 0.004 | 0.146364 |
| globus pallidus | 1.22 | 0.10 | < | 1.37 | 0.17 | 0.004 | 0.144324 |
| zona incerta | 1.32 | 0.16 | < | 1.47 | 0.21 | 0.018 | 0.143221 |
| lateral amygdaloid nucleus | 1.40 | 0.14 | < | 1.56 | 0.20 | 0.008 | 0.141691 |
| temporal ctx | 1.30 | 0.13 | < | 1.45 | 0.21 | 0.016 | 0.141549 |
| median raphe nucleus | 1.33 | 0.16 | < | 1.48 | 0.21 | 0.019 | 0.139344 |
| parabrachial nucleus | 1.31 | 0.14 | < | 1.46 | 0.17 | 0.008 | 0.137927 |
| medial geniculate | 1.26 | 0.12 | < | 1.40 | 0.17 | 0.007 | 0.136556 |
| basal amygdaloid nucleus | 1.31 | 0.17 | < | 1.45 | 0.18 | 0.021 | 0.13487 |
| pontine reticular nucleus oral | 1.34 | 0.21 | < | 1.48 | 0.22 | 0.047 | 0.13411 |
| pretectal nucleus | 1.28 | 0.10 | < | 1.42 | 0.18 | 0.007 | 0.132915 |
| reticular formation | 1.33 | 0.14 | < | 1.47 | 0.19 | 0.015 | 0.132011 |
| claustrum | 1.23 | 0.11 | < | 1.36 | 0.17 | 0.009 | 0.131793 |
| White Matter | 1.37 | 0.11 | < | 1.51 | 0.20 | 0.011 | 0.131328 |
| reuniens nucleus | 1.28 | 0.13 | < | 1.42 | 0.18 | 0.015 | 0.130902 |
| ventral thalamic nuclei | 1.28 | 0.11 | < | 1.41 | 0.18 | 0.010 | 0.130631 |
| subiculum | 1.40 | 0.16 | < | 1.55 | 0.20 | 0.021 | 0.128979 |
| dorsal raphe | 1.35 | 0.14 | < | 1.49 | 0.20 | 0.020 | 0.127819 |
| lateral septal nucleus | 1.45 | 0.12 | < | 1.60 | 0.18 | 0.008 | 0.123361 |
| auditory ctx | 1.29 | 0.12 | < | 1.42 | 0.19 | 0.023 | 0.120441 |
| periaqueductal gray | 1.41 | 0.11 | < | 1.55 | 0.22 | 0.027 | 0.119783 |
| lateral posterior thalamic nucleus | 1.30 | 0.10 | < | 1.43 | 0.17 | 0.012 | 0.119406 |
| CA3 | 1.39 | 0.13 | < | 1.53 | 0.21 | 0.028 | 0.118736 |
| posterior hypothalamic area | 1.32 | 0.17 | < | 1.44 | 0.18 | 0.039 | 0.118504 |
| infralimbic ctx | 1.48 | 0.16 | < | 1.62 | 0.18 | 0.018 | 0.117904 |
| CA1 | 1.40 | 0.12 | < | 1.53 | 0.19 | 0.017 | 0.117489 |
| bed nucleus stria terminalis | 1.30 | 0.13 | < | 1.43 | 0.17 | 0.019 | 0.115845 |
| orbital ctx | 1.36 | 0.14 | < | 1.48 | 0.21 | 0.046 | 0.113322 |
| solitary tract nucleus | 1.30 | 0.13 | < | 1.42 | 0.20 | 0.044 | 0.113143 |
| paraventricular nuclus | 1.37 | 0.15 | < | 1.49 | 0.16 | 0.022 | 0.112125 |
| medial septum | 1.34 | 0.14 | < | 1.46 | 0.14 | 0.022 | 0.107011 |
| lateral geniculate | 1.31 | 0.11 | < | 1.42 | 0.18 | 0.034 | 0.106521 |
| extended amydala | 1.33 | 0.15 | < | 1.44 | 0.17 | 0.043 | 0.106481 |