Table 3.
The average group distance of the three nearest fNIRS channels to the ROIs. Note that the fourth nearest channel for IFG (channels 2 and 15) and STS (channels 12 and 25) in each hemisphere is only 1 mm (mean and median) further away than the third nearest channels.
| Left hemisphere | Right hemisphere | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region of interest | IFG | TPJ | STS | IFG | TPJ | STS |
| Nearest channel | 4 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 21 |
| Mean distance from ROI (mm) | 2.7 | 1.85 | 3.21 | 3.34 | 2.65 | 4.09 |
| Median distance from ROI (mm) | 2.37 | 0.71 | 2.01 | 2.91 | 1.17 | 4.08 |
| Minimum distance from ROI (mm) | 0 | 0 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maximum distance from ROI (mm) | 10.25 | 10.1 | 12.57 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 12.25 |
| Second nearest channel | 1 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 23 |
| Mean distance from ROI (mm) | 3.01 | 8.5 | 3.37 | 3.37 | 6.51 | 4.53 |
| Median distance from ROI (mm) | 3.14 | 8.21 | 3 | 3.31 | 6.53 | 4.14 |
| Minimum distance from ROI (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maximum distance from ROI (mm) | 11.79 | 20.7 | 13.3 | 10.72 | 21.4 | 10.3 |
| Third nearest channel | 3 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 26 |
| Mean distance from ROI (mm) | 3.05 | 8.65 | 5.73 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 5.91 |
| Median distance from ROI (mm) | 3.05 | 8.14 | 4.6 | 3.37 | 8.46 | 4.27 |
| Minimum distance from ROI (mm) | 0 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maximum distance from ROI (mm) | 14.8 | 19.1 | 21.63 | 10.72 | 18.58 | 19.03 |