Table 2.

Areas of statistically significant activations during execution of right and left hand gestures

		Intransitive				Transitive
Hand	Region of activation (BA)	MNI coordinates			Z value	MNI coordinates			Z value
		x	y	z		x	y	z
Right
	L precentral gyrus (4)	−34	−26	66	5.85	−42	−16	58	6.03
	R medial frontal gyrus (6)	24	−4	62	5.50
	L medial frontal gyrus (6)					−8	−12	52	5.59
	R inferior frontal gyrus (47)	50	16	−6	5.91
	L cingulate gyrus (24)	−8	−12	52	5.87
	R cingulate gyrus (24)	4	4	50	5.54
	R superior temporal gyrus (13)	60	−40	22	5.99	68	−36	18	5.02
	L superior parietal lobe (7)	−28	−52	54	5.48	−32	−50	64	5.59
	L inferior parietal lobe (40)	−52	−32	36	5.62
	R inferior parietal lobe (40)	60	−34	28	5.41	54	−38	34	4.22
Left
	R precentral gyrus (4)	32	−24	60	5.57	56	−20	46	5.67
	R postcentral gyrus (3)	38	−30	66	5.74	48	−20	60	5.40
	R cingulate gyrus (24)	4	8	52	5.29
	L cingulate gyrus (24)	−2	14	40	5.84
	R medial frontal gyrus (6)	10	−2	60	5.78	10	−2	62	6.07
	L medial frontal gyrus (6)	−10	−6	60	5.27
	R superior temporal gyrus (13)	52	−32	20	5.45	52	14	−6	5.13
	L superior temporal gyrus (13)	−58	−28	12	5.22	−64	−42	24	5.78
	L superior parietal lobe (7)	−30	−60	56	5.13
	R inferior parietal lobe (40)	38	−36	52	5.33
	L inferior parietal lobe (40)					−60	−28	26	5.69

Note: BA, Brodmann area.