For each subject, the percentage of correct responses in the description task of the Language Examination are reported before and after the Observation Therapy.

<p>For all comparisons, chi square test indicated a significant difference before and after the therapy (p<.000).</p

Angular disparity of EMR task.

<p>RTs in the four experimental groups according to angles [0°, 90° to the right (R), 90° to the left (L), 180°] and views [frontal (F), back (B)] of the stimulus. The asterisks indicate significance level: * <i>P</i><0.05; *** <i>P</i><0.001.</p

Sociodemographic and Clinical data of the seven aphasic subjects.

<p>For each test, the number of correct responses are reported.</p

RTs (A) and accuracy (B) of EMR task.

<p>No significant difference was found between Sham-Silence and Sham-Music groups. cTBS-Music group was significantly faster and less accurate than cTBS-Silence group. The asterisks indicate significance level: ** <i>P</i><0.01. In this and in the following figures, graph bars represent standard errors.</p

Mean percentage of correct responses (± SEM).

<p>Note: T10  =  end of treatment; F/U 1W  =  follow-up one week; F/U 1M  =  follow-up one month; F/U 2M  =  follow-up two months.</p

Mean percentage of correct responses for human and non human actions at end of treatment (T 10) vs. first follow-up (F/U, one week) vs. second follow-up (one month) vs. third follow-up (two months) (*p = .000).

<p>Error bars represent standard error of the mean (SEM).</p

Mean percentage of correct responses for human and non human actions at T1 and T10, respectively (*p = .000).

<p>Error bars represent standard error of the mean.</p

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of 69 SZ and 69 HC subjects.

<p>PANSS = positive and negative syndrome scale; S.D. = standard deviation; df = degrees of freedom; HC = Healthy Control; SZ = Schizophrenia.</p

Relationships between mean diffusivity and age in SZ and HC subjects.

<p>The significance threshold, p_lin, was chosen as a function of the number of ROIs in each lobe. Frontal lobe: p_lin<0.05/12; Temporal lobe: p_lin<0.05/16; Insula: p_lin<0.05; Parietal lobe: p_lin<0.05/12; Occipital lobe: p_lin<0.05/7. L = left; R = right; r = Pearson’s correlation coefficient; m = regression angular coefficient; MD₀ = regression intercept; HC = Healthy Controls; SZ = Schizophrenia; ROI = Region of Interest; MD = Mean Diffusivity.</p

Age-related trajectories of MD within cortical GM of SZ and HC subjects.

<p>Scatter plot of MD (* 10⁶ cm²/s) as a function of age for SZ (white circles) and HC (red circles). Solid lines represent linear fits for each group. Representative axial slices of the brain are reported for each hemisphere. Cortical regions in which the aging path followed by MD is different in SZ and HC are marked in red. Z coordinates are indicated in MNI space.</p