Table 4.
Results of the Within-Group Functional Connectivity Analysis: Significant Clusters of Functional Correlations with the Three Seeds Within the Control (n = 19) and Schizophrenia (n = 18) Groups
| Seed | Control Region | BA | k | Tal (x,y,z) | Z Score | Schizophrenia Region | BA | k | Tal (x,y,z) | Z Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L m/pCC | L anterior cingulate gyrus | 32 | 2581 | −6,41,2 | 5.35 | R anterior cingulate gyrus | 32 | 2565 | 10,32,−6 | 5.13 |
| L mid/posterior cingulate gyrus | 23 | 678 | −1, −34,24 | Inf | L mid/posterior cingulate gyrus | 23 | 682 | −4, −34, 24 | 7.54 | |
| R m/pCC | L anterior cingulate gyrus | 24/32 | 2065 | −4, 26, 24 | 5.95 | L anterior cingulate gyrus | 32 | 2101 | −6, 34, 0 | 5.63 |
| R posterior cingulate gyrus/RSC | 23/29 | 453 | 3, −42, 20 | 5.35 | L posterior cingulate gyrus | 23 | 47 | −8, −36, 24 | 3.67 | |
| RmPFC | R anterior cingulate and medial orbitofrontal gyri | 32/11 | 3150 | 10,28, −15 | 7.44 | L medial orbitofrontal gyrus | 11/10 | 2818 | −6,39,−18 | 6.77 |
| L posterior cingulate gyrus/RSC | 23/30 | 274 | −10,−52,23 | 3.90 | L posterior cingulate gyrus/RSC | 23/30 | 264 | −1, −50, 18 | 3.84 |
Location (BA and name of region) and size (k) of clusters within the midline cortical search area that showed significant connectivity with each of the three seeds for the control subjects (n = 18) and the patients with schizophrenia (n = 18). Talairach (Tal) coordinates and Z scores of the peak voxel within each cluster are also included. The three seed regions-of-interest were each constructed by creating an 8 mm sphere around the voxel showing the peak between-group difference in the cortical surface, task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging analysis (see Methods and Materials). Talairach coordinates (x,y,z) of the center of each seed: 8, 42, −15 (right mPFC); −5, −30, 34 (left m/pCC); 6, −22, 32 (right m/pCC).
BA, Brodmann's area; L, left; mPFC, right medial prefrontal cortex; m/pCC, middle and dorsal-posterior cingulate cortex; R, right; RSC, retrosplenial cortex.