Table 3.
Brain regions showing increased activation for characteristic critical features that contradicted preceding auxiliary features
| Region | Peak Coordinates | Z score | # voxels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complex Noun: Inconsistent C+ > Consistent C+ | |||
| L superior parietal and angular gyrus | -44, -66, 30 | 4.14 | 1914 |
| L middle temporal gyrus | -50, -18, -14 | 3.27 | |
| Posterior cingulate | 0, -40, 40 | 4.08 | 493 |
| R posterior superior parietal | 44, -68, 34 | 3.71 | 242 |
| R anterior middle temporal gyrus | 60, -2, -18 | 3.68 | 32 |
| L middle frontal gyrus | -32, 58, 6 | 3.63 | 181 |
| Anterior cingulate | 0, 48, -6 | 3.57 | 2175 |
| L middle frontal gyrus | -48, 30, 18 | 3.56 | 622 |
| L ventral inferior frontal | -48, 38, -14 | 3.41 | 846 |
| R superior frontal sulcus | 30, 58, 2 | 3.40 | 122 |
| L brainstem | -10, -26, -24 | 3.38 | 69 |
| R precuneus | 4, -54, 20 | 3.32 | 1381 |
| R thalamus | 4, -16, 14 | 3.21 | 154 |
| Nominal Kind: Inconsistent C+ > Consistent C+ | |||
| R middle frontal gyrus | 30, 10, 44 | 3.34 | 596 |
| 38, 14, 48 | 3.08 | ||
| Inconsistent C+ > Consistent C+: Complex nouns > nominal kinds | |||
| L ventral inferior frontal | -32, 20, -6 | 3.50 | 546 |
| -32, 16, 8 | 3.18 | ||
| L middle frontal gyrus | -50, 12, 28 | 3.35 | 372 |
| L brainstem | -10, -26, -22 | 3.18 | 35 |