Table 3.
Correlations between BOLD response and behavioral variables in the group oftinnitus patients.
| A) Correlations in ROIs displaying group differences between TPs and CTs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| right vmPFC | right STG | |||||
| other-stim | tinn-stim | no-stim | other-stim | tinn-stim | no-stim | |
| age | -0.32 | -0.46 | -0.19 | -0.28 | -0.03 | -0.15 |
| av. hearing loss | 0.01 | -0.02 | 0.27 | -0.36 | 0.06 | -0.32 |
| negative mood | -0.00 | 0.11 | 0.05 | -0.24 | -0.08 | -0.35 |
| noise sensitivity | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.13 | -0.10 |
| general loudness | 0.39 | 0.74 | 0.48 | -0.09 | -0.08 | -0.14 |
| postscan loudn. | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.01 | -0.04 | 0.07 |
| tinn. awareness | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
| THI | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.24 | -0.45 | -0.22 | -0.26 |
| B) Correlations in ROIs displaying strong correlations with tinnitus variables | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| left IFG | right IFG | |||||
| other-stim | tinn-stim | no-stim | other-stim | tinn-stim | no-stim | |
| age | 0.18 | -0.04 | -0.22 | 0.17 | 0.19 | -0.03 |
| av. hearing loss | 0.17 | 0.13 | -0.13 | 0.21 | 0.33 | 0.13 |
| negative mood | -0.16 | 0.29 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.33 | 0.17 |
| noise sensitivity | -0.02 | 0.13 | -0.05 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.11 |
| general loudness | 0.14 | 0.39 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.46 | 0.24 |
| postscan loudn. | 0.46 | *** | 0.29 | 0.51 | *** | 0.32 |
| tinn. awareness | 0.09 | 0.42 | 0.59 | 0.16 | 0.34 | 0.37 |
| THI | -0.30 | 0.16 | 0.16 | -0.02 | 0.28 | 0.27 |
Bold print highlights correlations exceeding 0.50. Stars mark correlations used to define the associated ROI. “other-stim” – trials with stimuli at a non-tinnitus frequency, “tinn-stim” – trials with stimulation at the tinnitus frequency, “no-stim” – trials without auditory stimulation.