Research Article

Increased Homotopic Connectivity in the Prefrontal Cortex Modulated by Olanzapine Predicts Therapeutic Efficacy in Patients with Schizophrenia

Table 2

Alterations of VMHC across patients (at baseline, after 8 weeks of treatment) and controls.

Cluster locationPeak coordinateCluster (voxel) value

Patients at baseline vs. controls
 Orbital IFG/STG±5121-12184-3.6668
 Fusiform gyrus/cerebellum VI±39-42-30392-3.9664
 STG±54-210118-3.7539
 MTG/angular gyrus±45-5118200-3.3522
 Opercular IFG±6312984-3.4363
 Superior MPFC±27661570-3.4842
 Middle MPFC±30393964-3.6280
 Precentral gyrus±33-153666-3.8381
 Superior/middle MPFC±21155492-3.2115
 Precentral gyrus/postcentral gyrus±36-276660-2.8298
 Precuneus±0-7548200-3.0148
 Median cingulum gyrus±0-18361183.1627
 Medial orbital FG±039-1266-2.5950
Patients after 8 weeks vs. at baseline
 Superior/middle MPFC±241251625.6466

VMHC = voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity; IFG = inferior frontal gyrus; STG = superior temporal gyrus; MPFC = medial prefrontal cortex; MTG = middle temporal gyrus; FG = frontal gyrus.