Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Multivariate Granger Causality Analysis of Acupuncture Effects in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients: An fMRI Study

Table 2

Path weights from multivariate Granger causality analyses under the HC-Deep ( ).
 ACCFGOFCSICaudateDLPFCMTGPreCNDecliveMPFCCuneusSMAM1IPLInsulaUvulaMCCHippPutamenThalamus
ACC—0.66×××××××××××××××1.92××
FG×—××××××××××××××××××
OFC××—××××××××××××××3.45××
SI×××—×××××××××0.4××××××
Caudate××××—××××××××××0.46××××
DLPFC×××××—0.4××××××××2.1××××
MTG××2.04 ××—×××××××××××××
PreCN×××××××—××××××××××××
Declive×××××××0.94—××××××2.08××××
MPFC×××××××××—××××××××××
Cuneus×××××××1.29××—×××××××××
SMA×0.26×××××××××—0.3×××××××
M1××××××××××××—××0.87××××
IPL×××××××××××××—××××××
Insula×××××1.12×0.48××××××—×××2.2×
Uvula×××××××××××××××—××××
MCC××××××××××××××××—×××
Hipp××××3.781.56×××××××××××—××
Putamen××××××××0.83×××××××××—×
Thalamus××2.34×××××××××××1.45××××—
Only the significant paths are listed. Influences are from column ROI to row ROI. × indicates the weights below the significance. Abbreviations: ACC: anterior cingulate cortex; FG: fusiform gyrus; OFC: orbitofrontal cortex; SI: primary somatosensory cortex; DLPFC: dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; MTG: middle temporal gyrus; PreCN: precuneus; MPFC: medial prefrontal cortex; SMA: supplementary motor area; M1: primary motor cortex; IPL: inferior parietal lobule; MCC: middle cingulate cortex; HIPP: hippocampus.