Figure 2: Comparison of preterm- and term-born fetuses using seed connectivity.
From: Weak functional connectivity in the human fetal brain prior to preterm birth
(A) To investigate which specific connection may be driving our voxel-level ICD results, we performed follow-up seed connectivity using a cubic seed (shown in red) centered at the peak coordinate of between-group differences (27 mm left, 18 mm anterior, 5 mm inferior of the center of image data). (B) Significant differences (p < 0.05, corrected) between preterm- and term-born fetuses were observed in regions eventually becoming primary auditory cortex and Wernicke’s area as shown on (B) surface rendering and (C) axial slices. No regions exhibited increased seed connectivity for preterm-born fetuses compared to term-born fetuses.
