The Effects of Music Intervention on Functional Connectivity Strength of the Brain in Schizophrenia

Figure 1

Music interaction on functional connectivity strength (FCS). (a) denotes the altered FCS in patients compared with healthy controls at baseline. The cool color indicates decreased functional connections, and the hot color indicates increased functional connections. All of the maps are shown with a probability score between 80% and 100%. (b) denotes that significant music interaction on FCS was observed in the right middle temporal gyrus (MTG.R) through repeated-measure ANOVA analysis. (c) denotes the post hoc analysis results in regions showing significant music interaction on FCS. The data were expressed as the mean value + standard error. . The violet circles mark the same region in (a) and (b), which means the positively modulated region through music intervention in patients.

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