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Table 1 Correlation of the positive inflow clusters in the medial temporal lobes with cognitive performance (Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient between the average degree of the respective cluster of all participants with their neuropsychological test score.

From: Age-related changes in neural functional connectivity and its behavioral relevance

Neuropsychological Test

R

P

Digit Symbol Test

-.45

< .001*

Mosaic Test

-.39

.004*

Digit Span

-.16

.25

Benton Test

-.51

< .001*

Verbal Fluency

-.19

.17

Word List Learning

-.33

.02

Word List Delayed Recall

-.31

.03

Word List Recognition

-.23

.09

Figure Recall

-.47

< .001*

Trail Making Test A

.45

< .001*

Trail Making Test B

.4

.003*

  1. To correct for multiple comparison, the threshold for a significant correlation was adjusted to the level of p = 0.0045 according to the Bonferroni-method)
  2. Digit Symbol Test = Digit Symbol subtest of the German version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Mosaic test = Mosaic subtest of the German version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Digit Span = Digit Span subtest of the German version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Benton Test = correct answers of the Benton Visual Retention Test (revised form); Verbal Fluency = Sum score verbal fluency (semantic and phonemic) of the German version of the CERAD-NP-Plus test battery; Word List Learning = Subtest Word List-Learning of the German version of the CERAD-NP-Plus test battery; Word List Delayed Recall = Subtest Word List-Delayed Recall of the German version of the CERAD-NP-Plus test battery; Word List Recognition = Subtest Word List-Recognition of the German version of the CERAD-NP-Plus test battery; Figure Recall = Subtest Figure Recall of the German version of the CERAD-NP-Plus test battery; TMT-A = Trail Making Test - Version A; TMT-B = Trail Making Test - Version B
  3. * p < .0045