Fig. 1.
LSG-induced increases in SC between the Hb and ROIs including Hy, bilateral SFG, left AMY, and left OFC, which on average became roughly equivalent to those of NW at PostLSG12. The error bars indicate standard error of the mean. Abbreviation: Hb, habenula; Hy, hypothalamus; SFG, superior frontal gyri; AMY, amygdala; OFC, orbito-frontal cortex; mOFC, medial regions of the orbito-frontal cortex; lOFC, lateral regions of the orbito-frontal cortex; FA, fractional anisotropy; SC, structural connectivity; L, left; R, right; LSG, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; PreLSG, participants with obesity who received MRI scan before surgery; PostLSG12, participants with obesity who received MRI scan at 12 months after surgery; NW, normal weight.