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. 2015 Nov 11;10(11):e0142234. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142234

Table 3. DTI results: Group comparison and correlation analysis with ToM in PD.

Brain Area Cluster size (voxels) MNI coordinate t value p value Effect size (Cohen´s d / r) df = 36
x y z
Group Comparison
FA
R Uncinate Fasciculus 42 34 15 -13 2.95 .001* .81
Correlation with ToM in PD
FA
R Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus 97 23 -29 42 5.18 .032** .65
MD
L Superior longitudinal Fasciculus 13046 -40 -55 36 5.86 .031** .69
259 -31 14 28 5.20 .040** .65
L External Capsule 483 -33 3 4 4.14 .039** .56
RD
L Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus 650 -30 -10 14 3.8 .040** .53
Correlation with ToM in PD controlling for Executive Functions
FA
R Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus 227 28 -26 43 2.61 .002* .39
MD
L Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus 1322 -40 -55 35 5.33 .049** .66
878 -19 -45 43 3.93 .043** .54
L Inferior Longitudinal Fasciculus 165 -31 -69 -1 4.04 .049** .55
RD
R Corticoespinal Tract 296 14 -13 66 1.24 .002* .20
124 -27 -20 63 0.86 .001* .14
L Inferior Longitudinal Fasciculus 169 -27 -63 47 1.69 .001* .27
115 -28 -8 -16 1.23 .001* .20
L Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus 109 -58 -26 6 1.31 .002* .21

Cluster size denotes the extent of the cluster of significant voxels. MNI coordinates refer to the location of the most statistically significant voxel in the cluster.

*Differences are significant at p < .001 uncorrected.

**Differences are significant at p < .05 corrected for family-wise error (FWE).

PD = Parkinson’s disease; ToM = Theory of Mind; R = Right; L = Left; FA = Fractional Anisotropy; MD = Mean Diffusivity; RD = Radial Diffusivity; MNI = Montreal Neurological Institute; df = Degrees of Freedom.