Research Article

Cognitive Intraindividual Variability and White Matter Integrity in Aging

Table 2

Age effects on white matter quality in the JHU-ROIs.

JHU-ROIsEffect sizesa
FA MD RD AD

Anterior thalamic radiation L.186.414*.411*.409*
Anterior thalamic radiation R.247.362*.366*.348*
Corticospinal tract L.112.157.265.000
Corticospinal tract R.119.142.269.010
Cingulum/cingulate gyrus L.171.285.336*.009
Cingulum/cingulate gyrus R.087.083.153.005
Cingulum/hippocampus L.020.007.001.019
Cingulum/hippocampus R.005.027.027.013
Forceps major.336*.050.080.018
Forceps minor.634**.254.448**.011
Inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus L.494**.356*.493**.102
Inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus R.402*.213.359*.019
Inferior longitudinal fasciculus L.324.155.271.004
Inferior longitudinal fasciculus R.380*.027.157.057
Superior longitudinal fasciculus L.181.502**.529**.420**
Superior longitudinal fasciculus R.225.464**.566**.176
Uncinate fasciculus L.211.132.226.002
Uncinate fasciculus R.071.083.113.011
Superior longitudinal fasciculus temporal part L.077.000.034.058
Superior longitudinal fasciculus temporal part R.002.022.015.006
Mean value.324*.311*.425**.127

Values in the table represent effect sizes. L: left; R: right. FA: fractional anisotropy; MD: mean diffusivity; RD: radial diffusivity; AD: axial diffusivity.
aEffect sizes are partial eta squared ( ).
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