Thalamocortical Connectivity and Microstructural Changes in Congenital and Late Blindness
Table 2
Mean and standard deviations of FA within the whole thalamus mask and the five segmented clusters.
Thalamus
Occipital
Temporal
Sensory
Motor
Frontal
CB
LB
NS
CB
LB
NS
CB
LB
NS
CB
LB
NS
CB
LB
NS
CB
LB
NS
FA Mean (SD)
L
0.28
0.29
0.31
0.31
0.29
0.30
0.26
0.27
0.29
0.30
0.32
0.33
0.34
0.35
0.38
0.26
0.27
0.29
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.07)
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.05)
(0.06)
(0.01)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.02)
R
0.28
0.30
0.32
0.28
0.28
0.31
0.24
0.26
0.29
0.31
0.33
0.35
0.36
0.36
0.38
0.26
0.28
0.29
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.02)
(0.07)
(0.10)
(0.06)
(0.03)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.04)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.05)
(0.04)
(0.04)
(0.03)
(0.02)
(0.02)
Significantly reduced FA in CB and LB compared to NS at or , Bonferroni corrected. CB: congenitally blind; LB: late blind; NS: normal sighted controls; L: left; R: right; FA: fractional anisotropy; SD: standard deviation.
