Table 3.
Main regions showing greater and reduced (clusters >50 voxels) FA in experimental and control groups
| MNI coordinates (peak) | Voxels (mm3) | White matter tract | Corresponding cortical area | FA mean (SD) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x | y | z | Pre | Post | ||||
| Increased FA (EG) | ||||||||
| 26 | −32 | 24 | 3,837 | PCR‐R | Anterior thalamus | 0.526 (0.043) | 0.550 (0.038) | .003 |
| −16 | 30 | −20 | 3,646 | ACR | Inferior fronto‐occipital lobe | 0.305 (0.045) | 0.342 (0.067) | .000 |
| −20 | −51 | 42 | 2,581 | SCC | Cingulate gyrus | 0.580 (0.070) | 0.604 (0.069) | .003 |
| 16 | 37 | −10 | 1,474 | ACR | Inferior fronto‐occipital lobe | 0.565 (0.047) | 0.593 (0.045) | .006 |
| Decreased FA (EG) | ||||||||
| −37 | −8 | 30 | 2084 | SLF‐L | Temporal lobe | 0.521 (0.044) | 0.490 (0.041) | .003 |
| 39 | −24 | 31 | 1,233 | SLF‐R | Temporal lobe | 0.521 (0.059) | 0.496 (0.058) | .002 |
| 18 | 0 | 9 | 494 | ALIC‐R | ALIC | 0.656 (0.030) | 0.618 (0.026) | .008 |
| 14 | −6 | 34 | 492 | BCC | Cingulate gyrus | 0.665 (0.058) | 0.648 (0.061) | .032 |
| Increased FA (CG) | ||||||||
| −7 | −22 | −13 | 339 | ATR‐L | Anterior thalamus | 0.461 (0.061) | 0.502 (0.071) | .045 |
| −29 | −31 | 1 | 313 | ATR‐L | Anterior thalamus | 0.488 (0.039) | 0.536 (0.061) | .034 |
| −39 | −18 | −10 | 298 | SS‐L | Inferior fronto‐occipital lobe | 0.476 (0.055) | 0.508 (0.065) | .035 |
| 44 | −9 | −26 | 290 | ILF‐R | Inferior fronto‐occipital lobe | 0.427 (0.059) | 0.508 (0.071) | .036 |
| 12 | −7 | −9 | 204 | ATR‐R | Anterior thalamus | 0.671 (0.046) | 0.710 (0.051) | .039 |
| 26 | −21 | 0 | 80 | PLIC‐R | PLIC | 0.577 (0.038) | 0.597 (0.038) | .048 |
| 27 | −16 | −7 | 66 | ILF‐R | Inferior fronto‐occipital lobe | 0.397 (0.050) | 0.433 (0.046) | .045 |
Note: Cluster size (p < .05, TFCE corrected) and the location of its peak value in the cluster.
Abbreviations: ACR, anterior corona radiate; ALIC‐R, right anterior limb of internal capsule; ASS‐L, Left sagittal stratum (include inferior longitudinal fasciculus and inferior fronto‐occipital fasciculus); ATR‐R, right anterior thalamic radiation; BCC, body of corpus callosum; CG, control group; EG, experimental group; ILF‐R, right inferior longitudinal fasciculus; PCR‐R, right posterior corona radiate; PLIC‐R, right posterior limb of internal capsule; SCC, splenium of corpus callosum; SD, standard deviation; SLF‐L, left superior longitudinal fasciculus; SLF‐R, right superior longitudinal fasciculus; TR‐L, left anterior thalamic radiation.