Table 7.
Results of correlation analysis between diffusion measures in white matter tracts and functional connectivity during Same and Mirror trials of a mental rotation task (p, p-value; r, Pearson correlation co-efficient; FC_S − Negative functional connectivity on Same trials; FC_S + Positive functional connectivity on Same trials, FC_M − Negative functional connectivity on Mirror trials, FC_M + Positive functional connectivity on Mirror trials, Con: Control, ∧1 Insufficient data for correlation as all functional connectivity values were negative between seed regions in left BA19 and left caudate head).
| FC_S − r (p) | FC_S + r (p) | FC_M − r (p) | FC_M + r (p) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEFT BA19 − LEFT CUNEUS | |||||
| FA | ASD | 0.09 (0.75) | −0.13 (0.81) | −0.10 (0.70) | 0.01 (0.99) |
| Con | −0.49 (0.06) | 0.89 (0.11) | −0.01 (0.96) | ∧1 | |
| FC_S − | FC_S + | FC_M − | FC_M + | ||
| LEFT BA19 − LEFT CAUDATE HEAD | |||||
| FA | ASD | 0.09 (0.82) | ∧1 | −0.08 (0.84) | ∧1 |
| Con | 0.31 (0.42) | ∧1 | 0.31 (0.42) | ∧1 | |
| LEFT BA19 − LEFT THALAMUS | |||||
| FA | ASD | 0.23 (0.72) | −0.92 (0.01)** | 0.40 (0.60) | 0.53 (0.28) |
| Con | 0.69 (0.03)* | ∧1 | 0.21 (0.55) | ∧1 | |
| LEFT BA19 − LEFT CAUDATE BODY | |||||
| FA | ASD | 0.30 (0.57) | 0.16 (0.56) | 0.09 (0.84) | −0.48 (0.04)* |
| Con | 0.36 (0.28) | −0.23 (0.54) | 0.31 (0.33) | −0.53 (0.18) | |
*
Indicates statistical significance p < 0.05;
**
indicates statistical significance p < 0.01.