Between group analysis of n-back task.

<p>(a) Two-sample between group analysis exhibited significantly higher activation in the control group than the FM group in the VLPFC, the thalamus, middle temporal cortex, inferior parietal cortex (<i>P</i><0.05, FDR-corrected for multiple comparisons at the voxel level). (b) Between group analyses before and after controlling depression (BDI) demonstrated that right VLPFC, the left DLPFC, and right inferior parietal cortex are strongly associated with depression. (c) Between group analysis before and after controlling anxiety (BAI) demonstrated that right VLPFC, right DLPFC, left DLPFC, and right inferior parietal cortex are strongly associated with anxiety. The correlation analysis of the BOLD activities in these brain regions with BDI scores further demonstrated the association of these regions with depression. (d) Between group analysis before and after controlling both depression (BDI) and anxiety (BAI).