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. 2017 Jan 15;34(2):273–280. doi: 10.1089/neu.2015.4392

Table 2.

Comparisons Between mTBI and Non-mTBI Groups in the Activation of Identification of Genders of Fearful versus Neutral Faces, and ROI Cortical Thickness

Regiona 1 2 3 4
Location Left SPG Left mOFG Left lOFG Right lOFG
fMRI difference mTBI < non-mTBI mTBI < non-mTBI mTBI < non-mTBI mTBI < non-mTBI
Ppeak 10−3.623 10−3.231 10−2.573 10−2.764
Talarich (x,y,z) −5.9,-81.8,33.8 −4.7,36.1,-19.3 −16.0,41.4,-16.6 18.7,22.7.-17.7
Size (mm2) 320 190 122 257.11
ROI mean cortical thickness (mm) mTBI<non-mTBI* NS NS NS
mTBI 2.141 ± 0.225 2.445 ± 0.275 2.982 ± 0.463 2.543 ± 0.209
Non-mTBI 2.359 ± 0.215 2.540 ± 0.315 2.973 ± 0.430 2.491 ± 0.238
p 0.002 0.404 0.887 0.404
(Fb2) (11.070; 0.217) (1.032; 0.316) (0.02; 0.001) (0.711; 0.017)
a

Regions are numbered as in Figure 2.

b

Contrast, error degrees of freedom (df): (1, 40).

*

Statistically significant at p < 0.05 level; NS = not significant.

SPG, superior parietal gyrus; mOFG, medial orbitofrontal gyrus; lOFG, lateral orbitofrontal gyrus; fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging; mTBI, mild traumatic brain injury; ROI, region of interest.