Table 5 Brain regions alternation and its potential impact.

From: Altered spontaneous activity in the frontal gyrus in dry eye: a resting-state functional MRI study

Brain regions

Experimental

Brain function

Anticipated results

Middle frontal gyrus

DEs < HCs

Key parts of word processing and processing

Cognitive activity disorder

Inferior frontal gyrus

DEs < HCs

Visual processing, emotional processing

Visual impairment, dementia, etc.

Superior frontal gyrus

DEs < HCs

Cognitive, emotional, pain, and behavioral management

Irritability, mood swings, depression, etc.

  1. DE dry eye, HC healthy control.