Sensorimotor Cortex Reorganization in Alzheimer's Disease and Metal Dysfunction: A MEG Study

Table 3

Correlation between SM1 excitability and metal variables.

	Healthy control		AD patients
	M20 ECD strength	M30 ECD strength	M20 ECD strength	M30 ECD strength
Copper	−.760	.486	−.010	.071
	.011	.222	.973	.826
Perox	−.823	.058	−.351	−.338
	.003	.891	.239	.282
Cerulopasmin	−.882	.136	−.463	−.539
	.002	.771	.111	.070
Transferrin	−.514	.017	−.461	−.559
	.193	.975	.180	.118
TAS	−.054	.290	−.043	.059
	.890	.528	.888	.855
Non-Cp copper	−.357	.561	.393	.648
	.345	.190	.184	.023

Pearson’s coefficient (upper row) and two-tail significance (lower row) of the correlation between the metal variables and the ECD strengths (expressed as nA*m) of glutamate-mediated M20 and glutamate- and gaba-mediated M30 for controls and patients. Bold font is used when 𝑃<0.05.