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Table 2 Scores for different activation areas during walking after the 3-month experimental period compared with baseline measurements

From: Effects of exercise on brain activity during walking in older adults: a randomized controlled trial

(a) FDG activation during walking in the intervention group (vs. baseline measurement)

Cerebral hemispheres

BA

Cluster

Z

T

p

x

y

z

 Left posterior entorhinal cortex

28

499

6.33

21.47

<0.001

−16

0

−26

 Left superior temporal gyrus

38

 

5.07

10.63

0.011

−38

18

−30

 Right superior temporal gyrus, temporopolar area

38

285

5.37

12.45

0.004

22

18

−36

38

 

5.16

11.15

0.008

16

4

−32

(b) FDG activation during walking in the control group (vs. baseline measurement)

 Cerebral hemispheres

BA

Cluster

Z

T

p

x

y

z

 Left superior frontal gyrus

6

875

6.04

20.62

< 0.001

−24

6

62

  

5.74

17.12

0.001

−20

−8

70

  

5.24

12.78

0.011

−26

14

50

 Left superior parietal lobule

7

259

5.86

18.46

0.001

−16

−70

66

 Right occipital lobe, Cuneus

17

360

5.67

16.46

0.002

16

−82

8

 Right postcentral gyrus

5

222

5.41

14.07

0.006

30

−46

66