Research Article

Repeated Working Memory Training Improves Task Performance and Neural Efficiency in Multiple Sclerosis Patients and Healthy Controls

Table 2

List of brain activations as a result of the posttraining session (S2) in 2-back and 3-back load level between groups comparisons. Results were p<0.05 FWEc cluster-corrected using a threshold of p <0.001 at the uncorrected level and a cluster extension of k= voxels, respectively. (MNI: Montreal Neurological Institute coordinates; S1: basal session; S2: follow-up session 2.

Anatomical regionsMNI coordinatesT
xyz

2back: Trained groups < Untrained groups (S2vs.S1)
R Angular gyrus31936-61445.01
R Supramarginal gyrus48-37413.99
R Inferior parietal lobule48-43563.93
R Middle frontal gyrus130395384.53
L Inferior parietal lobule75-54-55414.04
L Postcentral gyrus-45-37623.53
3back: Trained groups < Untrained groups (S2vs.S1)
R Superior medial frontal gyrus320635414.15
R Middle frontal gyrus428593.77
R Superior frontal gyrus2423533.58
L Superior frontal gyrus-1529533.57
R Supplementary motor area920623.44
L Supplementary motor area017623.25
L Inferior frontal183-5117293.82
L Precentral gyrus-4811473.78
L Middle frontal gyrus-428563.64
L Inferior frontal gyrus-4514142.88