Table 2.
White Matter Tract Correlations with Boston Naming Test Scores
| Fractional anisotropy correlation with Boston Naming Test scores | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | ||||||||
| Left hemisphere tracts | ILF | FAT | SLF | UF | CS | PP | Cing | FOF |
| R values | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.08 | 0.41 | 0.05 | 0.41 | 0.39 |
| B | ||||||||
| Right hemisphere tracts | ILF | FAT | SLF | UF | CS | PP | Cing | FOF |
| R values | 0.37 | 0.13 | 0.36 | 0.22 | 0.23 | -0.07 | 0.45 | 0.44 |
| C | ||||||||
| Corpus callosum region | Forceps minor | Anterior CC | Posterior CC | Forceps major | ||||
| R values | 0.51* | 0.11 | −0.13 | 0.58* | ||||
*
p value < 0.02.
ILF, inferior longitudinal fasciculus; FAT, frontal aslant tract; SLF, superior longitudinal fasciculus; UF, uncinate fasciculus; CS, corticospinal tract; PP, perforant pathway; Cing, cingulum. FOF, fronto-occipital fasciculus; CC, cingulate cortex.