Table 5.
Comparison of the functional and structural connectivity between the Alex and the HC groups
| FC/FA value | t-value | p-value | ||
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| HC group | Alex group | |||
| Functional connectivity (FC value) | ||||
| V1 and Temporal_Sup_L (MNI: −57, −12, 15)* | 0.12 ± 0.041 | 0.024 ± 0.011 | −4.0639 | 0.002 |
| V1 and Paracentral_Lobule_L (MNI: −6, −18, 72)* | 0.427 ± 0.075 | 0.337 ± 0.065 | −4.140 | 0.001 |
| Amy_L and Temporal_Sup_L (MNI: −57, −12, 15)* | 0.314 ± 0.047 | 0.283 ± 0.044 | −3.9274 | 0.003 |
| Amy_L and SMA (MNI: 12, −9, 51)* | 0.105 ± 0.035 | 0.038 ± 0.016 | −4.771 | <0.001 |
| Structural connectivity (FA value) | ||||
| V1 and Temporal_Sup_L | 0.476 ± 0.115 | 0.411 ± 0.174 | 1.422 | 0.163 |
| V1 and Paracentral_Lobule_L | 0.328 ± 0.214 | 0.280 ± 0.226 | 0.707 | 0.484 |
| Amy_L and Temporal_Sup_L | 0.315 ± 0.255 | 0.275 ± 0.245 | 0.507 | 0.615 |
| Amy_L and SMA | 0.390 ± 0.196 | 0.294 ± 0.237 | 1.439 | 0.158 |
Notes: Data are presented as percentage/ratio or mean ± SD;
*
p<0.05.
Abbreviations: Alex, alexithymia; Amy_L, left basolateral amygdala; HC, healthy control; MNI, Montreal Neurological Institute; Paracentral_Lobule_L, left paracentral lobule; SMA, supplementary motor area; Temporal_Sup_L, left superior temporal gyrus.