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Table 2 Correlation of the negative inflow cluster in posterior areas with cognitive performance (Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient between the average degree of the respective cluster of all participants with their neuropsychological test score.

From: Age-related changes in neural functional connectivity and its behavioral relevance

Neuropsychological Test

R

P

Digit Symbol Test

.48

< .001*

Mosaic Test

.5

< .001*

Digit Span

.09

.53

Benton Test

.4

.003*

Verbal Fluency

.09

.53

Word List Learning

.33

.02

Word List Delayed Recall

.3

.03

Word List Recognition

.27

.05

Figure Recall

.3

.03

Trail Making Test A

-.28

.05

Trail Making Test B

-.41

.002*

  1. To correct for multiple comparisons, the threshold for a significant correlation was adjusted to the level of p = 0.0045 according to the Bonferroni method)
  2. Digit Symbol Test = Digit Symbol subtest of the German version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Mosaic test = Mosaic subtest of the German version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Digit Span = Digit Span subtest of the German version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Benton Test = correct answers of the Benton Visual Retention Test (revised form); Verbal Fluency = Sum score verbal fluency (semantic and phonemic) of the German version of the CERAD-NP-Plus test battery; Word List Learning = Subtest Word List-Learning of the German version of the CERAD-NP-Plus test battery; Word List Delayed Recall = Subtest Word List-Delayed Recall of the German version of the CERAD-NP-Plus test battery; Word List Recognition = Subtest Word List-Recognition of the German version of the CERAD-NP-Plus test battery; Figure Recall = Subtest Figure Recall of the German version of the CERAD-NP-Plus test battery; TMT-A = Trail Making Test - Version A; TMT-B = Trail Making Test - Version B
  3. * p < .0045
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