Table 2.

Pearson's correlation values (r) and p values between the behavioral language measures and the properties of the left TFexcF and the left ventral branch of the arcuate fasciculus (AFv)

Category fluencyLetter fluencySentence repetition
TFexcFFAr0.349*0.0660.260
p0.0130.6460.074
MDr−0.090−0.009−0.029
p0.5320.9490.842
ADr0.351*0.0530.285*
p0.0120.7150.049
RDr−0.292*−0.041−0.201
p0.0400.7800.167
AFvFAr0.2240.0600.334*
p0.1170.6790.020
MDr0.0820.082−0.033
p0.5730.5730.823
ADr0.318*0.0610.372**
p0.0240.6710.009
RDr−0.107−0.004−0.242
p0.4580.9770.097
  • FA, fractional anisotropy; MD, mean diffusivity; AD, axial diffusivity; RD, radial diffusivity. Significant correlations are in bold.

  • * p < 0.05.

  • ** p < 0.001.