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Figure 4

From: Walking reduces sensorimotor network connectivity compared to standing

Figure 4

Connectivity diagrams when subjects were actively engaged in the cognitive task for (first column) walking, (second column) standing, and (third column) the connectivity strength differences between walking and standing (i.e., walking minus standing). Walking speeds were (first row) 0.8 m/s and (second row) 1.25 m/s. The sensorimotor network nodes (left sensorimotor (LSM) and right sensorimotor (RSM)) are outlined in red and the non-sensorimotor network nodes (prefrontal (PF), posterior parietal cortex (PC), and anterior cingulate (AC)) are outlined in green. Statistically significant increases or decreases in connectivity strength that are more than two standard errors from zero are identified by gold plus signs and blue minus signs, respectively. Nearly all significant changes in connectivity strength between walking and standing within the sensorimotor network, at both speeds, were negative (i.e., functional connectivity involving sensorimotor areas was weaker during walking than during standing). All significant changes in connectivity strength within the non-sensorimotor network, at both speeds, were positive (i.e., when actively engaged in a cognitive task, walking enhances connectivity among non-sensorimotor network nodes). The diagonal blocks are brown because no connectivity strengths were calculated for connections within the same brain area.

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