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. 2009 Dec 24;133(1):161–171. doi: 10.1093/brain/awp313

Table 4.

Default network areas differentiating minimally conscious from unconscious (vegetative and coma) patients (conjunction approach)

Areas x y z Z-value P-value
Minimally conscious state>unconscious
Posterior cingulate cortex/precuneus 20 −48 32 3.62 0.012
Medial prefrontal cortex −4 52 −24 1.81 0.035*
Temporo-parietal junction R 64 −52 24 2.35 0.010*
Parahippocampal cortex L −32 −20 −24 2.11 0.017*
Temporal cortex R 60 −56 28 2.35 0.010*
Thalamus −24 −28 −12 1.75 0.040*
Brainstem 12 −16 −16 1.70 0.045*
Minimally conscious state<unconscious
No areas could be identified

P-values are corrected for false discovery rate in a 10 mm radius spherical small volume centred on a priori coordinates. *Non-corrected P-values.