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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 13.
Published in final edited form as: Neuron. 2009 Aug 13;63(3):397–405. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2009.07.012

Figure 3. Contrast maps for animal vs. nonliving stimuli for all groups of participants.

Figure 3

Voxels showing differential BOLD responses for animal stimuli compared to nonliving stimuli are shown on the red-yellow color scale (panel A), while voxels showing differential BOLD responses for nonliving things compared to animals are shown on the blue-green color scale (panel B). For visualization purposes, all statistical contrast maps were thresholded at p <.01, uncorrected. Within the left lateral occipital ROI (see Figure 2), the voxels showing the greatest difference between animal and nonliving stimuli were: Sighted participants auditory size-judgments: −43, −76, −5; peak effect: t = 3.61, p <.001; Congenitally Blind: −43, −76, −7; peak effect: t = 2.49, p <.02; Sighted participants viewing pictures: −42, −76, −2; peak effect: t = 5.44, p <.001. Within the bilateral medial ventral stream ROIs (see Figure 2), the voxels showing the greatest difference between animal and nonliving stimuli were: Sighted participants auditory size-judgment: Left: −24, −40, −11; peak effect: t = −9.20, p <.001; Right: 27, −31, −17; t = −7.96, p <.001; Congenitally Blind: Left: −30, −46, −8; peak effect: t = −9.25, p <.001; Right: 30, −37, −11; peak effect: t = −6.21, p <.001; Sighted participants viewing pictures: Left: −24, −40, −11; peak effect: t = −6.88, p <.001; Right: 27, −49, −8; peak effect: t = −13.21, p <.001.