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. 2020 Jan 16;10:495. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-57217-w

Table 1.

Brain network characteristics and differences between sighted and congenitally blind groups.

Network Task Brain Regions Volume Difference Correlation with Learning Rates
Medial Temporal Lobe Detection Cornu Ammonis (LR) P < 0.01

LRD for SC

Beta = 0.62

t = 3.42

P = 0.003

Enthorhinal Cortex (R)
Subiculum (LR)
Fascia Dentata (LR)
Sensori-Motor Detection Inferior Parietal Cortex (Pft, R) P = 0.02

LRD for CB*

Beta = 0.66

t = 3.51

P = 0.008

Area 3a (L)
Area 4p (L)
Dorsal Stream Avoidance Superior Parietal Lobule (5 M, L) P = 0.20

LRA for CB* LRA for SC*

Beta = 0.55 Beta = 0.70

t = 2.85 t = 2.93

P = 0.01 P = 0.02

Superior Parietal Lobule (7 pc, R)
Inferior Parietal Cortex (PFm, L)
hOC (V3, R)
hOC (V4, R)

L: left, R: right, CB: congenital blind, SC: sighted control, *slopes are significantly different (P < 0.05).