Table 3.
Default mode network (DMN).
| Seed region | Contrast | Region of difference | Cluster size (Voxels) | Athletes | Controls | Peak p-uncorrected | Cluster p-FDR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMN-medial prefrontal seed (0, 52, -6) | Athletes > Controls | Frontal WM -14, 14, 26) | 371 | 0.16 ± 0.11∗∗∗ | -0.11 ± 0.09∗∗ | <0.000001 | 0.000394 |
| Controls > Athletes | Right post-central (38, -30, 48) | 269 | -0.15 ± 0.05∗∗∗ | 0.06 ± 0.11 | 0.000004 | 0.001203 | |
| DMN-posterior cingulate seed (0, -53, 26) | Controls > Athletes | Right precentral/sup parietal (38, -48, 62) | 189 | -0.26 ± 0.13∗∗∗ | 0.02 ± 0.13 | 0.000119 | 0.045085 |
| DMN-left parietal seed (-48, -62, 36) | Athletes > Controls | Left paracentral (-2, -24, 52) | 312 | 0.07 ± 0.14 | -0.17 ± 0.11∗∗∗ | 0.000064 | 0.002123 |
| Controls > Athletes | Right lat occipital (30, -92, -4) | 462 | -0.15 ± 0.16∗∗ | 0.11 ± 0.09∗∗ | 0.000022 | 0.000124 | |
| Controls > Athletes | Left lat occipital (-2, -94, -20) | 436 | -0.16 ± 0.12∗∗∗ | 0.09 ± 0.09∗∗ | 0.00038 | 0.000124 | |
Mean ± SD connectivity values for each group differing from zero at ∗∗p < 0.01; ∗∗∗p < 0.001; numbers in parentheses reflect Montreal Neurological Institute coordinates in the x, y, and z planes reflecting the peak voxel value for defining the seed region and for the region of difference cluster.