Table 2. Significant correlations (p<0.01) between neurobehavioral and cognitive tests items and fractional anisotropy in brain regions adjusted by gender.
Positive correlation | Negative correlation | |
Open Field Behavioral Test | ||
A | Temporal and cingulate cortices, putamen, thalamus, claustrum, anterior commissure | |
B | Cingulate cortex, claustrum, hippocampus, corpus callosum, anterior commissure, lateral lemniscus | |
C | Cingulate, prefrontal and occipital cortices, hippocampal formation, corona radiata | |
D | Prefrontal, temporal, cingulate and insular cortices, putamen, thalamus, claustrum, lateral lemniscus | |
E | Cingulate cortex and hippocampus | |
F | Cingulate cortex, thalamus, amygdala, hippocampus, claustrum, superior colliculus, lateral lemniscus | |
G | Cingulate and occipital cortices, amygdala, anterior comissure | |
H | Caudate nucleus, cerebellar hemisphere | |
I | Temporal cortex, hippocampus, thalamus, claustrum | |
Object Recognition Task | ||
A | Occipital cortex, corona radiata | |
B | Occipital cortex, anterior comissure | |
C | Cingulate cortex, anterior comissure |
Open Field Behavioral Test items:(A) Latency of leaving the starting point, (B) Total squares crossed, (C) Total time exploring, (D) External squares crossed, (E) Time in external area, (F) Internal squares crossed, (G) Time in internal area, (H) Grooming, (I) Rearing; Object Recognition Task items: (A) Time exploring familiar object, (B) Time exploring novel object, and (C) Discriminatory index.