an increasing trendp = 0.004
ALFF of right BA39 was positively correlated with age and showed an increasing trend in deaf group with age ( r = 0.574, p = 0.004).
ALFF of right BA39 was positively correlated with age and showed an increasing trend in deaf group with age ( r = 0.574, p = 0.004).
ALFF of left BA45 was negatively correlated with age and showed a decreasing trend in the deaf group along with age increased ( r = −0.568, p = 0.005), but it showed an increased trend in the control group, though there is no significant correlation ( r = 0.171, p = 0.512) ( Figure 3 ).