Table 6.
Regional brain atrophy correlated with saccade performance
| Functional region | Anatomic description | BA | x | y | z | Z-score | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covariate: percentage correct antisaccade responses | |||||||
| Right FEF | middle frontal gyrus/ precentral sulcus | 6 | 61 | 4 | 42 | 4.76 | 0.007 |
| Covariate: antisaccade latency | |||||||
| Right SEF > pSMA | Medial superior frontal gyrus | 6 | 0 | 19 | 58 | 5.50 | <0.001 |
| Left pSMA > SEF | Inferior/medial superior frontal gyrus | 6 | −1 | 26 | 48 | 5.47 | <0.001 |
| Covariate: visually guided saccade latency (overlap condition) | |||||||
| Unknown | Rostral left superior frontal gyrus | 6 | −15 | 46 | 36 | 4.59 | 0.015 |
Columns labeled x, y, and z indicate MNI (Evans et al., 1993) coordinates. Z-score and p value indicate the statistical significance of the best voxel identified from each VBM correlation. p value is corrected for multiple comparisons (family-wise error). Many oculomotor variables were not correlated with brain atrophy in any region: correct antisaccade responses plus corrected errors, antisaccade gain, latency of correct antisaccade responses, latency of antisaccade errors, proportion of corrected antisaccade errors, visually-guided saccade latency (gap task), visually-guided saccade velocity, visually-guided saccade gain, pursuit parameters. BA, Brodmann's area; pSMA, pre-SMA.