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. 2009 Mar 1;32(3):373–381. doi: 10.1093/sleep/32.3.373

Table 5.

Brain Regions Showing Correlation with Arousal Index and Desaturation Index

Anatomic location Region (Brodmann area) Volume (mm3) Center
Max Eta-Sq
X Y Z
Arousals
    Superior frontal gyrus B(8) 896 −1 18 48 0.65
    Middle frontal gyrus R(10) 1472 30 50 −2 0.89
L(47,10) 1344 −35 40 −2 0.80
    Inferior frontal gyrus R(44) 1152 53 10 19 0.68
R(13) 704 41 23 9 0.54
    Precentral gyrus L(4) 960 −55 −11 33 0.54
    Insula L(13) 1216 −37 12 11 0.71
R(13) 576 36 0 18 0.52
    Parahippocampal gyrus L(36) 832 −29 −24 −19 0.62
    Thalamus L 320 −17 −8 16 0.48
    Lentiform nucleus and lateral globus pallidus R 256 15 −1 4 0.44
Desaturations
    Superior frontal gyrus B(8) 704 0 19 48 0.59
    Inferior frontal gyrus R(44) 768 53 10 19 0.59

Regions of decreased activation are in italics. R, right; L, left; B, bilateral.