Table 5.

Proportional and absolute volume measurements of frontal association tracts between species

TractHuman (mean ± SD)Vervet (mean ± SD)Macaque (mean ± SD)Post hoc comparisons (p values)
Human versus vervetHuman versus macaqueVervet versus macaque
Cingulum
    Proportion (%)4.06 ± 0.623.21 ± 0.293.04 ± 0.23
    Absolute (ml)23.28 ± 3.350.79 ± 0.100.85 ± 0.16<0.001<0.0010.760
UF
    Proportion2.56 ± 0.692.38 ± 0.391.97 ± 0.53
    Absolute14.86 ± 4.110.58 ± 0.080.56 ± 0.20<0.001<0.0010.971
FAT
    Proportion3.37 ± 1.002.35 ± 0.862.47 ± 0.92
    Absolute19.26 ± 5.190.59 ± 0.240.71 ± 0.34<0.001<0.0010.812
SLF I
    Proportion3.46 ± 0.930.71 ± 0.361.22 ± 0.44<0.0010.0010.225
    Absolute20.00 ± 5.850.17 ± 0.090.35 ± 0.15<0.001<0.0010.142
SLF II
    Proportion3.66 ± 1.171.12 ± 0.361.06 ± 0.55<0.001<0.0010.986
    Absolute20.96 ± 6.090.27 ± 0.070.31 ± 0.18<0.001<0.0010.902
SLF III
    Proportion3.65 ± 1.081.33 ± 0.061.54 ± 1.02<0.0010.0600.816
    Absolute21.07 ± 6.400.33 ± 0.050.46 ± 0.33<0.001<0.0010.695
IFOF
    Proportion9.59 ± 1.223.80 ± 0.893.25 ± 0.94<0.001<0.0010.656
    Absolute55.34 ± 8.730.95 ± 0.300.92 ± 0.33<0.001<0.0010.989
AF
    Proportion8.96 ± 1.381.58 ± 0.111.45 ± 0.13<0.001<0.0010.044
    Absolute52.07 ± 10.880.39 ± 0.030.40 ± 0.05<0.001<0.0010.832
  • Individual frontal association tracts (cingulum; UF; FAT; SLF I, II, and III; IFOF; and AF) in humans (n = 20), vervets (n = 4), and macaques (n = 5). Descriptive statistics and Games-Howell post hoc comparisons between species are given for proportional (normalized by total volume for each measure) and absolute volumes in cases where signficant species-driven differences were observed with Welch's ANOVA. See results for ANOVA statistics.