Table 2

Correlation coefficients between neurometabolites measured from visual and posterior cingulate cortices

LocationGABA+and GlxGABA+and tNAAGlxand tNAAΔGABA+and ΔGlxΔGABA+and ΔtNAAΔGlxand ΔtNAA
VC−0.160.33*0.33*0.060.10−0.17
PCC0.25***0.50***0.17*0.03−0.18*0.04
  • Correlation coefficients are Pearson linear partial coefficients after controlling for the common reference neurometabolite tCr. All neurometabolites are referenced to tCr and are tissue corrected. PCC, Posterior cingulate cortex; VC, visual cortex.

  • *p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001.