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Table 4 Brain region pairs with statistically significant between group differences in coherence for averted gaze in the (A) low (0 to 15 Hz), (B) beta (15 to 30 Hz), and (C) gamma (30 to 45 Hz) frequency bands

From: Neural synchrony examined with magnetoencephalography (MEG) during eye gaze processing in autism spectrum disorders: preliminary findings

(A) Brain Region Pairs (Pathway) for 0 to 15 Hz

z-score

P value

Regions with higher coherence in NT

  

R. inferior frontal gyrus and R. middle frontal gyrus

-5.23

<0.0001

R. inferior frontal gyrus and R. superior frontal gyrus

-4.96

<0.0001

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-4.2

<0.0001

R. superior frontal gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-4.2

<0.0001

R. postcentral gyrus and R. superior frontal gyrus

-4.07

0.00010

L. precentral gyrus and R. superior frontal gyrus

-4.02

0.00020

L. superior frontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.65

0.00030

L. inferior frontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.65

0.00040

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and R. middle frontal gyrus

-3.61

0.00030

L. inferior frontal gyrus and R. inferior frontal gyrus

-3.61

0.00030

L. superior temporal gyrus and R. middle frontal gyrus

-3.55

0.00040

L. precentral gyrus and R. middle frontal gyrus

-3.52

0.00080

R. middle frontal gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-3.51

0.00060

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and R. supramarginal gyrus

-3.49

0.00060

R. middle frontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.49

0.00080

L. middle frontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.42

0.00100

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and R. inferior frontal gyrus

-3.3

0.00130

L. middle frontal gyrus and R. inferior frontal gyrus

-3.27

0.00110

L. middle frontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.27

0.00150

R. superior frontal gyrus and R. supramarginal gyrus

-3.26

0.00170

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.25

0.00130

L. superior temporal gyrus and R. superior frontal gyrus

-3.24

0.00120

L. precentral gyrus and L. superior frontal gyrus

-3.22

0.00190

R. precentral gyrus and R. superior frontal gyrus

-3.2

0.00150

R. middle frontal gyrus and R. superior frontal gyrus

-3.14

0.00170

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and L. precentral gyrus

-3.14

0.00220

L. superior frontal gyrus and R. inferior frontal gyrus

-3.1

0.00200

L. inferior frontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.08

0.00250

R. angular gyrus and R. superior frontal gyrus

-3.07

0.00320

L. inferior frontal gyrus and R. middle frontal gyrus

-3.05

0.00230

L. postcentral gyrus and R. superior frontal gyrus

-3.02

0.00320

L. inferior frontal gyrus and R. supramarginal gyrus

-3.02

0.00320

L. superior frontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3

0.00270

R. middle frontal gyrus and R. supramarginal gyrus

-2.92

0.00470

L. superior parietal gyrus and R. superior frontal gyrus

-2.88

0.00490

L. precuneus and R. superior frontal gyrus

-2.83

0.00730

L. inferior frontal gyrus and L. precentral gyrus

-2.82

0.00560

L. superior frontal gyrus and R. supramarginal gyrus

-2.81

0.00610

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and R. angular gyrus

-2.8

0.00570

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and L. superior parietal gyrus

-2.78

0.00650

L. middle orbitofrontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-2.78

0.00700

L. middle frontal gyrus and R. supramarginal gyrus

-2.78

0.00720

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and L. precuneus

-2.76

0.00760

L. superior temporal gyrus and R. inferior frontal gyrus

-2.72

0.00660

L. middle frontal gyrus and L. precentral gyrus

-2.71

0.00880

R. middle frontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-2.68

0.00850

L. superior frontal gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-2.66

0.00780

Regions with higher coherence in ASD

  

L. angular gyrus and L. inferior occipital gyrus

4.86

<0.0001

L. angular gyrus and R. lingual gyrus

4.79

<0.0001

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. cuneus

4.7

<0.0001

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. lingual gyrus

4.51

<0.0001

L. angular gyrus and L. middle occipital gyrus

4.47

<0.0001

L. angular gyrus and R. middle occipital gyrus

4.46

<0.0001

L. angular gyrus and R. cuneus

4.38

<0.0001

L. inferior occipital gyrus and R. lingual gyrus

4.28

<0.0001

L. angular gyrus and R. superior occipital gyrus

4.17

<0.0001

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. superior occipital gyrus

4.16

<0.0001

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. middle occipital gyrus

4.11

<0.0001

L. inferior occipital gyrus and R. cuneus

4.01

0.00010

L. cuneus and R. lingual gyrus

3.99

0.00010

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. superior parietal gyrus

3.9

0.00010

R. lingual gyrus and R. middle occipital gyrus

3.83

0.00010

L. inferior occipital gyrus and R. superior parietal gyrus

3.74

0.00020

L. angular gyrus and R. inferior occipital gyrus

3.72

0.00020

L. angular gyrus and L. cuneus

3.68

0.00020

R. cuneus and R. middle occipital gyrus

3.6

0.00040

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. inferior occipital gyrus

3.59

0.00040

R. gyrus rectus and R. lingual gyrus

3.57

0.00060

L. angular gyrus and L. lingual gyrus

3.55

0.00040

L. middle temporal gyrus and R. lingual gyrus

3.54

0.00040

L. angular gyrus and L. fusiform gyrus

3.54

0.00060

R. cuneus and R. lingual gyrus

3.51

0.00060

R. middle occipital gyrus and R. superior occipital gyrus

3.47

0.00050

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. angular gyrus

3.47

0.00050

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. middle temporal gyrus

3.47

0.00050

L. superior temporal gyrus and R. cuneus

3.45

0.00070

L. middle temporal gyrus and R. cuneus

3.44

0.00070

L. lingual gyrus and R. lingual gyrus

3.41

0.00070

L. inferior temporal gyrus and R. cuneus

3.39

0.00070

L. inferior occipital gyrus and R. middle occipital gyrus

3.34

0.00090

L. angular gyrus and L. inferior temporal gyrus

3.34

0.00110

R. lingual gyrus and R. superior occipital gyrus

3.32

0.00090

L. inferior occipital gyrus and R. superior occipital gyrus

3.31

0.00090

L. postcentral gyrus and R. cuneus

3.3

0.00100

L. fusiform gyrus and R. cuneus

3.3

0.00110

L. angular gyrus and R. superior parietal gyrus

3.26

0.00120

L. inferior temporal gyrus and R. lingual gyrus

3.25

0.00120

L. inferior occipital gyrus and R. middle temporal gyrus

3.23

0.00140

R. middle occipital gyrus and R. superior parietal gyrus

3.21

0.00130

R. cuneus and R. superior occipital gyrus

3.19

0.00150

L. cuneus and R. middle occipital gyrus

3.19

0.00160

L. angular gyrus and L. middle temporal gyrus

3.17

0.00160

L. superior temporal gyrus and R. lingual gyrus

3.16

0.00170

L. angular gyrus and L. superior occipital gyrus

3.12

0.00190

L. cuneus and R. cuneus

3.1

0.00230

R. cuneus and R. gyrus rectus

3.09

0.00240

L. cuneus and R. inferior occipital gyrus

3.08

0.00210

L. angular gyrus and R. middle temporal gyrus

3.04

0.00250

L. lingual gyrus and R. cuneus

3.02

0.00280

L. cuneus and L. fusiform gyrus

3.01

0.00290

L. inferior occipital gyrus and R. angular gyrus

2.98

0.00300

L. cuneus and L. middle occipital gyrus

2.98

0.00380

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. precuneus

2.95

0.00320

L. postcentral gyrus and R. lingual gyrus

2.94

0.00340

L. inferior occipital gyrus and L. middle occipital gyrus

2.94

0.00480

L. postcentral gyrus and R. superior occipital gyrus

2.88

0.00460

R. superior occipital gyrus and R. superior parietal gyrus

2.87

0.00410

L. inferior occipital gyrus and R. inferior occipital gyrus

2.86

0.00450

L. angular gyrus and R. angular gyrus

2.85

0.00440

L. lingual gyrus and R. middle occipital gyrus

2.83

0.00480

L. fusiform gyrus and R. lingual gyrus

2.83

0.00490

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus

2.81

0.00500

L. postcentral gyrus and L. superior occipital gyrus

2.81

0.00530

R. lingual gyrus and R. superior parietal gyrus

2.78

0.00540

L. cuneus and R. superior parietal gyrus

2.78

0.00560

L. middle occipital gyrus and L. middle temporal gyrus

2.76

0.00750

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. supramarginal gyrus

2.75

0.00630

L. precentral gyrus and R. cuneus

2.74

0.00630

R. lingual gyrus and R. middle temporal gyrus

2.74

0.00680

R. inferior occipital gyrus and R. lingual gyrus

2.73

0.00650

L. cuneus and R. superior occipital gyrus

2.7

0.00740

L. angular gyrus and R. gyrus rectus

2.69

0.00740

R. middle occipital gyrus and R. middle temporal gyrus

2.69

0.00740

L. angular gyrus and L. superior temporal gyrus

2.68

0.00740

L. cuneus and L. postcentral gyrus

2.67

0.00770

L. angular gyrus and R. precuneus

2.67

0.00790

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

2.64

0.00850

(B) Brain region pairs (pathway) for 15 to 30 Hz

z-score

P value

Regions with higher coherence in NT

  

R. middle frontal gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-5.18

<0.0001

R. inferior frontal gyrus and R. superior frontal gyrus

-5.18

0.0025

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-4.58

<0.0001

R. inferior frontal gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-4.55

<0.0001

L. superior frontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-4.21

<0.0001

R. middle frontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-4.13

<0.0001

R. middle frontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-4.09

<0.0001

L. superior frontal gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-3.94

<0.0001

L. superior frontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.92

<0.0001

R. precentral gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-3.9

<0.0001

R. superior frontal gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-3.9

0.0001

R. inferior frontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.87

0.0001

R. inferior frontal gyrus and R. middle frontal gyrus

-3.84

0.0001

R. precentral gyrus and R. superior frontal gyrus

-3.76

0.0003

R. postcentral gyrus and R. superior frontal gyrus

-3.58

0.0005

L. middle frontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.55

0.0005

L. inferior frontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.48

0.0007

R. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.32

0.0009

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.3

0.0001

R. middle orbitofrontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.26

0.0017

R. postcentral gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-3.22

0.0013

R. inferior frontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.22

0.0014

L. middle frontal gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-3.17

0.0017

L. middle orbitofrontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.16

0.0022

R. middle orbitofrontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.14

0.0024

L. middle frontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.1

0.0021

L. superior frontal gyrus and R. inferior frontal gyrus

-3.07

0.0022

Regions with higher coherence in ASD

  

L. angular gyrus and L. middle occipital gyrus

3.66

0.0003

L. superior occipital gyrus and L. supramarginal gyrus

3.65

0.0003

L. middle occipital gyrus and L. middle temporal gyrus

3.58

0.0004

L. angular gyrus and R. middle occipital gyrus

3.51

0.0005

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. middle temporal gyrus

3.48

0.0006

L. superior occipital gyrus and R. inferior occipital gyrus

3.21

0.0014

L. angular gyrus and L. supramarginal gyrus

3.19

0.0014

L. middle occipital gyrus and L. superior occipital gyrus

3.15

0.0017

L. middle occipital gyrus and L. superior temporal gyrus

3.08

0.0022

L. middle temporal gyrus and L. supramarginal gyrus

3.08

0.0022

(C) Brain region pairs (pathway) for 30 to 45 Hz

z-score

P value

Regions with higher coherence in NT

  

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-4.04

0.0001

L. middle frontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.99

0.0001

R. middle frontal gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-3.86

0.0002

L. inferior temporal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.79

0.0002

L. middle frontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.76

0.0003

R. middle frontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.74

0.0005

R. middle frontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.72

0.0003

R. inferior frontal gyrus and R. middle frontal gyrus

-3.64

0.0003

L. middle frontal gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-3.6

0.0003

L. inferior frontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.6

0.0004

L. middle orbitofrontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.59

0.0004

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.53

0.0006

L. superior frontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.46

0.0007

L. superior frontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.46

0.001

L. inferior frontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.44

0.0009

R. inferior frontal gyrus and R. precentral gyrus

-3.4

0.0007

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and R. inferior frontal gyrus

-3.38

0.0007

R. inferior frontal gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-3.37

0.0008

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and R. middle frontal gyrus

-3.32

0.0009

L. superior frontal gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-3.29

0.001

L. middle frontal gyrus and R. inferior frontal gyrus

-3.26

0.0011

L. inferior temporal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.2

0.0014

R. inferior frontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.2

0.0016

L. middle orbitofrontal gyrus and L. precentral gyrus

-3.17

0.0017

L. middle orbitofrontal gyrus and R. postcentral gyrus

-3.16

0.002

L. superior frontal gyrus and R. inferior frontal gyrus

-3.03

0.0024

L. inferior temporal gyrus and R. inferior frontal gyrus

-2.97

0.003

L. precentral gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-2.97

0.0031

L. inferior frontal gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-2.91

0.0046

L. inferior frontal gyrus and R. inferior frontal gyrus

-2.84

0.0047

L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus and R. superior temporal gyrus

-2.83

0.0047

Regions with higher coherence in ASD

  

R. angular gyrus and R. fusiform gyrus

4.38

<0.0001

L. angular gyrus and R. angular gyrus

4.13

<0.0001

L. superior occipital gyrus and R. angular gyrus

3.92

0.0001

R. angular gyrus and R. cuneus

3.91

0.0001

R. fusiform gyrus and R. supramarginal gyrus

3.87

0.0002

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. angular gyrus

3.8

0.0001

L. superior parietal gyrus and R. fusiform gyrus

3.71

0.0003

R. angular gyrus and R. inferior temporal gyrus

3.67

0.0002

L. lingual gyrus and R. angular gyrus

3.61

0.0003

R. fusiform gyrus and R. middle occipital gyrus

3.59

0.0004

R. angular gyrus and R. middle occipital gyrus

3.54

0.0004

R. angular gyrus and R. lingual gyrus

3.49

0.0006

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. middle occipital gyrus

3.44

0.0007

L. inferior occipital gyrus and R. angular gyrus

3.39

0.0007

L. angular gyrus and R. middle occipital gyrus

3.38

0.0007

L. superior occipital gyrus and R. supramarginal gyrus

3.36

0.0008

R. fusiform gyrus and R. gyrus rectus

3.34

0.0014

L. angular gyrus and L. superior temporal gyrus

3.32

0.0009

L. angular gyrus and R. fusiform gyrus

3.32

0.001

R. cuneus and R. supramarginal gyrus

3.29

0.001

R. angular gyrus and R. inferior occipital gyrus

3.28

0.001

L. angular gyrus and R. supramarginal gyrus

3.25

0.0014

L. superior occipital gyrus and R. superior frontal gyrus

3.14

0.0017

R. inferior temporal gyrus and R. middle occipital gyrus

3.14

0.0018

L. angular gyrus and R. inferior temporal gyrus

3.12

0.0018

R. angular gyrus and R. middle orbitofrontal gyrus

3.1

0.002

L. gyrus rectus and L. superior occipital gyrus

3.1

0.0031

L. angular gyrus and L. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus

3.06

0.0022

L. superior parietal gyrus and R. inferior temporal gyrus

3.04

0.0024

L. superior occipital gyrus and R. middle occipital gyrus

2.99

0.0032

R. angular gyrus and R. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus

2.98

0.0028

L. superior occipital gyrus and R. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus

2.98

0.003

L. middle occipital gyrus and R. fusiform gyrus

2.93

0.0034

R. gyrus rectus and R. inferior temporal gyrus

2.93

0.0042

L. angular gyrus and L. middle occipital gyrus

2.91

0.0037

L. inferior occipital gyrus and R. fusiform gyrus

2.9

0.0038

L. fusiform gyrus and R. angular gyrus

2.9

0.0046

L. angular gyrus and R. lateral orbitofrontal gyrus

2.85

0.0044

  1. Positive z-scores reflect higher coherence in ASD. Negative z-scores reflect higher coherence in NT.
  2. **P <0.01.
  3. ***P <0.001.
  4. ****P <0.0001.