Table 3.
Classification of thalamic nuclei for correlation analysis.
| Scheme | Motor/high | Intermediate | Sensory/low | Mean r2 | p < 0.05 | Minimum (log) | Maximum | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VL | VB, PoM, MD | LGN, MGv, LP, MGd | 0.39 | 8 of 9 | -16 | 0.07 | 0.02 |
| 2 | VL | VB, PoM, MD, LP, MGd | LGN, MGv | 0.38 | 8 of 9 | -14 | 0.07 | 0.02 |
| 3 | VL | PoM, MD, LP, MGd | LGN, MGv, VB | 0.27 | 7 of 9 | -14 | 0.40 | 0.08 |
| 4 | VL, MD | LGN, MGv, VB, PoM, MGd, LP | 0.22 | 6 of 9 | -11 | 0.42 | 0.11 | |
| 5 | MD, PoM, MGd, LP | LGN, MGv, VB, VL | 0.02 | 1 of 6 | -2 | 0.84 | 0.45 | |
| 6 | VL, MD, PoM, MGd, LP | LGN, MGv, VB | 0.20 | 6 of 9 | -7 | 0.42 | 0.11 | |
| 7 | MD, PoM, MGd, LP | VL | LGN, MGv, VB | 0.14 | 4 of 9 | -5 | 0.71 | 0.21 |
Correlation analysis was performed between each of the seven classification schemes and nine data sets of Figure 9 (except six data sets for scheme 5, since only VL, LGN, and VB were recorded in aEPSG experiments and they are all classed as ‘lower’). Schemes are ‘distance from motor output’ (1–2), the conventional sensory-motor distinction (3–4), and high–low (5–7). Statistics are the mean correlation coefficient, number of p-values below threshold for significance, and minimum, maximum, and mean p-values. Mean values are not actually values of r2 and p, but they can be compared to one another. We present them as a crude but concise summary.