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. 2017 Jan 24;12(4):671–684. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsw175

Table 5.

Surface-based morphometry (SBM) results as a function of Openness scores (n = 507)

Openness
A. Association between openness and cortical thickness (negative correlations)
Cortical region Hemisphere Max Size (mm2) X Y Z CWP Effect size
Rostral middle frontal L 2.819 3188.14 −39.7 45.8 18.3 0.0001 0.0161
R 3.034 1696.34 43 31 34 0.0139 0.0157
Lateral occipital L 2.644 1561.46 −11.1 −95.8 15.6 0.0210 0.0162
Rostral anterior cingulate L 2.513 1326.42 −6.8 38.3 17.9 0.0497 0.0155
Postcentral R 3.707 2211.42 63.5 −12.2 30.8 0.0023 0.0174
Inferior parietal R 3.328 3412.63 36.1 −86.4 18.2 0.0001 0.0162
Superior frontal R 2.488 1467.56 16.2 40.3 46.3 0.0310 0.0156
B. Association between openness and surface area (positive correlations)
Cortical region Hemisphere Max Size (mm2) X Y Z CWP Effect size
Inferior temporal L 3.688 6203.92 −45.1 −47.7 −15.1 0.0001 0.0166
Postcentral R 4.023 2358.33 51.1 −23.6 50.4 0.0135 0.0181
Lateral occipital R 3.447 4103.56 19.5 −102.4 −4.5 0.0001 0.0171
Inferior parietal R 2.861 2075.41 31.9 −72.2 22 0.0319 0.0176
C. Association between openness and cortical volume (positive correlations)
Cortical region Hemisphere Max Size (mm2) X Y Z CWP Effect size
Inferior temporal L 3.356 2024.42 −43.1 −56.1 −9.9 0.0038 0.0171
R 2.545 1701.86 45.8 −60.7 −11.6 0.0137 0.0167
Temporal pole L 2.785 1790.26 −24.2 6.1 −30.6 0.0086 0.0167
D. Association between openness and local gyrification index (positive correlations)
Cortical region Hemisphere Max Size (mm2) X Y Z CWP Effect size
Inferior temporal L 3.793 9654.94 −53.7 −64.7 −3.6 0.0001 0.0165
Posterior cingulate L 2.564 1130.65 −6.2 −8.3 43.3 0.0058 0.0154
Lateral orbitofrontal L 2.275 1044.04 −20.9 50.3 −16.9 0.0103 0.0148
Cuneus L 1.906 1133.88 −13.7 −76.1 21 0.0058 0.0145
Parahippocampal gyrus R 2.594 3615.35 20.6 −22.9 −26.3 0.0001 0.0159

Associations between openness and cortical thickness (A), surface area (B), cortical volume (C) and local gyrification index (D). X, Y, Z: MNI coordinates of the local maxima; L: Left; R right; CWP: cluster-wise P value; DLPFC: Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex; MNI: Montreal Neurological Institute.