Table 4.

Brain regions showing significantly greater activity in the stimulus-oriented than stimulus-independent condition of the alphabet task

Region	BA	Hemisphere	x	y	z	Zmax	N voxels
ASD
Medial PFC	9	R	10	56	36	3.98	129
	10	L	−6	56	18	3.42	62
	10	L	−12	50	0	4.21	221
	9	L	−14	38	36	3.76	70
Lateral temporal cortex	38	R	52	12	−26	3.26	9
	21	L	−50	2	−30	3.83	96
Cingulate gyrus	24	R	2	−2	36	3.41	7
Medial temporal lobe	–	R	32	−12	−18	3.77	71
Lateral temporal cortex	20	L	−64	−14	−24	4.03	24
Cingulate grus	24/31	L	−6	−18	44	3.73	149
Lateral parietal cortex	40	R	66	−26	24	3.44	8
	40	L	−38	−30	62	3.41	7
	40	R	32	−44	60	3.32	14
Cerebellum	–	R	20	−44	−20	3.28	11
	–	R	22	−52	−22	3.26	8
	–	L	−28	−62	−50	3.60	41
	–	R	48	−64	−38	3.60	9
	–	R	34	−72	−40	3.53	16
Control
Medial PFC	10/9	B	4	64	30	4.19	152
Lateral parietal cortex	40	L	−64	−8	26	3.25	7
	40	R	66	−16	28	3.52	22
Lateral occipital cortex	18/19	R	26	−92	6	3.89	403
	18/19	L	−22	−100	14	3.87	670

Note. Co-ordinates refer to the Montreal Neurological Institute reference brain. Brodmann areas (BA) are approximate. L = left, R = right, B = bilateral. PFC = prefrontal cortex.