  We consider a new class of matrices associated to a real square matrix $A$
and to a vector $\vec{c} \in \{-1,1\}^n$ such that $c_1=1$ by using a map
$\varphi_{\vec{c}}$ which turns out to be a conjugation of a matrix $A$ by a
signature matrix. It is shown that every such matrix is similar and congruent
to a matrix $A$ and that they have same permanental polynomials. There are
$2^{n-1}$ maps $\varphi_{\vec{c}}$ and they form an abelian group under the
composition of maps isomorphic to the group $({\mathbb{Z}_2}^{n-1}, +)$. A
decomposition of matrices, on a symmetric and antisymmetric matrix under a map
$\varphi_{\vec{c}}$, is considered. Particularly, it is shown that sum of all
principal minors of the order two of a matrix $A$ is equal to the sum of all
principal minors of the order two of their symmetric and antisymmetric parts.
It is shown that any symmetric matrix and any antisymmetric matrix under the
map $\varphi_{\vec{c}}$ are simultaneously permutation similar to certain block
matrices which have two blocks. Finally, for a fixed matrix $A$, it is proved
that the number of different matrices $\varphi_{\vec{c}}(A)$ is $2^{n-t}$,
where $t$ is the number of connected components of the graph $G$ whose
adjacency matrix is $A$.
