Table 3.
Brain regions showing negative correlations between AQ and the strength of rs-FCs in multiple regression analysis
|
Seed region |
Region |
MNI coordinates |
Z-score |
Cluster size |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x | y | z | kE (voxels) | |||
|
ASD participants | ||||||
| aMPFC |
Middle frontal gyrus |
-46 |
26 |
46 |
4.28 |
101 |
| |
Cerebellum |
18 |
-82 |
-44 |
4.32 |
86 |
| PCC |
None |
|||||
|
TD participants | ||||||
| aMPFC |
Superior temporal gyrus |
-58 |
-40 |
4 |
4.12 |
112 |
| |
Middle temporal gyrus |
68 |
-14 |
-12 |
4.59 |
106 |
| PCC | None | |||||
The statistical threshold for contrasts was P <0.001 uncorrected for height and cluster P <0.05 corrected for multiple comparisons.
aMPFC, anterior medial prefrontal cortex; MNI, Montreal Neurological Institute; PCC, posterior cingulate cortex.