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. 2008 Jun 12;115(9):1327–1337. doi: 10.1007/s00702-008-0073-0

Table 2.

Main cluster coordinates and cluster sizes for the synonym generation task

Women (early follicular phase) Women (midluteal phase of menstrual cycle) Men (random effect analysis)
Anatomical region BA Coordinates C-size Z Anatomical region BA Coordinates C-size Z Anatomical region BA Coordinates C-size Z
x y z x y z x y z
Lateral frontal lobe (L)
 Inferior + middle frontal gyrus 13, 44–47 −56 22 4 1,529 4.48 Inferior and middle frontal, precentral gyrus 6, 9, 13, 44–47 −42 34 2 6,047 5.60 Inferior, middle, and superior frontal, precentral gyrus 6, 9, 13, 44–47 −40 0 52 5122 5.13
 Precentral and middle frontal gyrus 6, 9 −44 2 44 49 3.55 Superior and middle frontal gyrus 10 −30 48 18 70 3.24
Lateral frontal lobe (R)
 Inferior frontal gyrus 13, 47 30 24 −4 248 4.46 Inferior and middle frontal, precentral gyrus 6, 9, 44–47 Included in 6,047 5.60 Right inferior frontal gyrus 13, 44–47 34 20 −4 833 4.83
−42 34 2
Medial frontal lobe (bilateral)
 Medial and superior frontal gyrus (SMA), cingulate gyrus 6, 8, 32 12 24 42 609 3.83 Medial and superior frontal gyrus (SMA), cingulate gyrus 6, 8, 32 −6 14 52 1,294 5.07 Medial and superior frontal gyrus (SMA), cingulate gyrus 6, 8, 32 −2 10 56 1,976 5.09
Temporal lobe (bilateral)
 – Inferior and middle temporal gyrus 20, 37 −54 −40 −16 40 2.67 Left superior temporal gyrus 22, 38, Included in 5122 5.13
−40 0 52
 – Left middle temporal gyrus 21, 22 −56 −38 −10 321 4.55
 – Right superior temporal gyrus 22, 38, Included in 833 4.83
34 20 −4
Parietal lobe (bilateral)
 – Left inferior + superior parietal lobule 7, 40 −36 −52 40 198 3.87 Left inferior and superior parietal lobule 7, 19 −32 −66 42 34 3.25
Occipital lobe (bilateral)
 Fusiform, middle occipital lingual gyrus 19, 37 −22 −54 −12 122 4.12 Bilateral lingual, inferior and middle occipital gyrus, cuneus 17, 18, 19 −6 −98 2 4,929 5.08 Left lingual gyrus and cuneus 17, 18 −12 −104 2 53 3.2
 Middle occipital and lingual gyrus 17– 19 28 −58 −4 194 4.55 Bilateral lingual, inferior and middle occipital gyrus, cuneus 17, 18, 19 Included in 6,047 Right cuneus 17 16 −94 2 22 2.93
−42 34 2
Basal ganglia (bilateral)
 Lentiform nucleus, thalamus, caudate −16 −4 −2 294 3.90 Lentiform nucleus, thalamus, caudate Included in 6,047 5.60 Right globus pallidus 14 −2 −4 30 3.61
−42 34 2
 Caudate 18 −34 18 36 3.54 Caudate 22 −30 18 52 4.02 Left globus pallidus −16 0 −2 69 3.34
Brainstem (bilateral)
Bilateral brainstem and pons −12 −18 −18 72 3.55
Cerebellum (bilateral)
 Bilateral culmen, cerebellar lingual 0 −48 −18 32 3.74 Bilateral cerebellar lingual, tonsils Included in 6,047 5.60 Right uvula, declive, culmen. 20 −66 −32 85 3.96
−42 34 2
 – Right cerebellar tonsil 20 −42 −44 35 3.45 Bilateral cerebellar lingual and culmen 2 −46 −18 25 3.06

P < 0.05 corrected (false discovery rate), cluster size ≥20 voxels