Table IV.
Activations for adults and children in meaning minus control and rhyming minus control contrasts
| Contrast | Region | H | BA | z‐test | Voxels | x | y | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults (meaning) | Middle occipital gyrus | R | 18, 19 | 5.83 | 175 | 27 | −90 | 6 |
| Cuneus, hippocampus | L/R | 18 | 5.60 | 240 | −3 | −96 | 15 | |
| Inferior occipital gyrus, fusiform gyrus | L | 18, 37 | 5.48 | 327 | −24 | −90 | −9 | |
| Middle frontal gyrus, inferior frontal gyrus | L | 46, 47 | 5.38 | 819 | −45 | 27 | 21 | |
| Cerebellum (culmen, declive) | R/L | 5.20 | 177 | 6 | −63 | −30 | ||
| Middle temporal gyrus | L | 21 | 4.57 | 47 | −60 | −45 | 0 | |
| Medial frontal gyrus, anterior cingulate | L/R | 6, 8, 24 | 4.37 | 158 | −3 | 33 | 39 | |
| Inferior temporal gyrus | L | 20 | 4.32 | 48 | −36 | −3 | −33 | |
| Cerebellum (tuber, uvula) | R | 3.90 | 20 | 30 | −69 | −36 | ||
| Parahippocampal gyrus | R | 35/36 | 3.86 | 57 | 33 | −24 | −24 | |
| Inferior frontal gyrus | R | 47 | 3.76 | 113 | 39 | 30 | −3 | |
| Children (meaning) | Inferior frontal gyrus middle frontal gyrus | L | 45, 46, 47 | 5.25 | 1,033 | −39 | 24 | 24 |
| Fusiform gyrus, inferior occipital gyrus | L | 37, 18, 19 | 4.98 | 208 | −39 | −66 | −18 | |
| Inferior occipital gyrus | R | 18 | 4.72 | 51 | 33 | −84 | −12 | |
| Superior temporal gyrus, middle temporal gyrus | L | 22, 21 | 4.50 | 46 | −57 | −39 | 6 | |
| Middle occipital gyrus | R | 18 | 4.28 | 25 | 24 | −99 | 0 | |
| Superior frontal gyrus, medial frontal gyrus | L/R | 8, 6 | 4.11 | 160 | −6 | 21 | 54 | |
| Uncus, parahippocampal gyrus | L | 36 | 4.09 | 36 | −36 | −6 | −33 | |
| Posterior cingulate, cuneus | R/L | 31, 18 | 4.06 | 165 | 21 | −69 | 6 | |
| Inferior frontal gyrus, superior temporal gyrus | R | 47, 38 | 3.98 | 59 | 36 | 27 | −6 | |
| Adults (Rhyming) | Middle occipital gyrus, cuneus | R | 19, 18 | 5.25 | 532 | 33 | −87 | 0 |
| Inferior frontal gyrus | L | 47 | 4.55 | 47 | −39 | 27 | −12 | |
| Inferior frontal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus | L | 45, 44, 46 | 4.54 | 289 | −54 | 18 | 9 | |
| Inferior occipital gyrus, fusiform gyrus, middle occipital gyrus | L | 18, 19, 37 | 4.49 | 208 | −24 | −90 | −9 | |
| Medial frontal gyrus | L/R | 8 | 3.92 | 54 | −3 | 30 | 33 | |
| Children (Rhyming) | Inferior occipital gyrus, fusiform gyrus | L | 18, 19, 37 | 5.40 | 224 | −30 | −84 | −6 |
| Inferior occipital gyrus, middle occipital gyrus, cuneus | R | 18 | 5.09 | 131 | 30 | −90 | −12 | |
| Inferior frontal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus | L | 46, 10 | 4.73 | 273 | −42 | 36 | 3 | |
| Superior frontal gyrus, medial frontal gyrus | L/R | 6, 9 | 4.62 | 138 | −3 | 15 | 57 | |
| Middle frontal gyrus, inferior frontal gyrus | L | 9, 45 | 3.77 | 146 | −48 | 15 | 30 |
Note: Peaks of activation are listed in bold for areas spanning different regions; H, hemisphere; L, left; R, right; BA, Brodmann's Area.