Topologic Reorganization of White Matter Connectivity Networks in Early-Blind Adolescents
Table 4
Brain regions with significant nodal differences between groups.
Systems
Regions
Abbreviations
Ne
NLp
values
values
values
values
Default-mode
Left posterior cingulate gyrus
PCG.L
-5.10
<0.001
4.71
<0.001
Right posterior cingulate gyrus
PCG.R
-4.04
<0.001
3.81
<0.001
Left precuneus
PCUN.L
-4.61
<0.001
4.19
<0.001
Right precuneus
PCUN.R
NA
NA
3.76
0.001
Visual
Left calcarine
CAL.L
-6.24
<0.001
4.81
<0.001
Right calcarine
CAL.R
-6.43
<0.001
4.60
<0.001
Left cuneus
CUN.L
-6.87
<0.001
6.72
<0.001
Right cuneus
CUN.R
-5.95
<0.001
5.33
<0.001
Left lingual
LING.L
-4.38
<0.001
4.02
<0.001
Right lingual
LING.R
-5.81
<0.001
4.32
<0.001
Left superior occipital gyrus
SOG.L
-5.26
<0.001
5.67
<0.001
Right superior occipital gyrus
SOG.R
-4.40
<0.001
4.31
<0.001
Left inferior occipital gyrus
IOG.L
-3.84
<0.001
NA
NA
Right fusiform gyrus
FG.R
NA
NA
4.45
<0.001
Limbic
Left parahippocampal gyrus
PHG.L
-3.82
<0.001
4.20
<0.001
Note: The regions with significant group differences in nodal efficiency (Ne) and nodal shortest path (NLp) at (Bonferroni-corrected) can be categorized into 3 functional systems. Abbreviations: EBA: early-blind adolescents; NSC: normal-sighted controls; NA: not applicable.