Table 1 Associations of syntactic complexity and diversity with gray matter volume and white matter microstructure.
Measure | Correlation | Coordinates of the maximum intensity voxel (x/y/z) MNI | Anatomic labeling | Hemisphere | k | PFWE | P adj | β |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gray matter volume | ||||||||
Syntactic diversity | Positive | 14/−33/56 | Medial pre- and postcentral gyri | Right | 939 | 0.025 | 0.041 | 0.254 |
White matter microstructure | ||||||||
Fractional anisotropy | ||||||||
Syntactic diversity | Positive | −46/−10/24 | Superior-longitudinal fasciculus (temporal part) | Left | 104 | 0.036 | 0.044 | 0.311 |
Syntactic complexity | Negative | −17/36/14 | Cingulum bundle | Left | 313 | 0.018 | 0.040 | –0.168 |
Negative | 37/−50/30 | Superior-longitudinal fasciculus | Right | 38 | 0.038 | 0.044 | –0.141 | |
Axial diffusivity | ||||||||
Syntactic diversity | Negative | −18/41/6 | Cingulum bundle | Left | 214 | 0.014 | 0.040 | –0.146 |
Negative | −16/26/21 | Cingulum bundle | Left | 130 | 0.018 | 0.040 | ||
Negative | −16/37/3 | Forceps minor | 18 | 0.040 | 0.044 | –0.070 | ||
Negative | −18/41/6 | Forceps minor | 262 | 0.018 | 0.040 | |||
Syntactic complexity | Negative | −18/34/19 | Forceps minor | 332 | 0.016 | 0.040 | –0.258 | |
Positive | 33/−44/14 | Inferior-longitudinal fasciculus | Right | 19 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.220 | |
Negative | −22/38/−4 | Uncinate fasciculus | Left | 72 | 0.026 | 0.041 | –0.271 | |
