Figure 5
From: Brain atrophy in the visual cortex and thalamus induced by severe stress in animal model
T-score map for the VBM result. T-score distribution map of axial brain slices (SPS, n = 18; sham, n = 17). The blue colour indicates atrophy, and the red colour refers to hypertrophy. It has been suggested that fear learning is related to areas including the hippocampus (Hippo), amygdala (AMY), and ACC. In this t-score map, both the hippocampus and amygdala seem to indicate atrophic trends; however, these did not reach significance. In contrast, ACC, indicates a hypertrophic trend without reaching significance. Although we detected significant atrophy in the right visual cortex, the left visual cortex (Lt. visual) reflected only an atrophic trend, but did not reach significance.
