Table 3.

Cortical Regions of Activation (cluster size > 10 contiguous voxels, p < 0.001 uncorrected) on the following contrasts (a) Sentence Comprehension vs. Fixation, (b) Long vs. Short Sentences, (c) Hard vs. Easy Sentences

Cortical Region	Brodmann’s Areas	Peak Z- Score	Number Active Voxels	MNI Coordinates for Peak Activation
				X	Y	Z
a. Sentence Comprehension vs. Fixation
Right Superior/Middle Temporal Gyri/Insula	13, 21, 22, 38, 41, 42	6.99	1084	57	−18	3
Left Superior/Middle Temporal Gyri/Insula/Supramarginal Gyrus/Angular Gyrus	13, 21, 22, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42	6.17	1114	−57	−24	9
Posterior Cingulate/Precuneus	7, 31	4.69	389	−9	−54	15
Middle Frontal/Precentral Gyrus	6	4.23	88	−39	0	48
Cingulate/Paracentral Lobule	5, 31	4.04	223	−3	−36	39
Cingulate	23	3.52	33	0	−15	33
Left Middle Frontal Gyrus	8	3.40	10	−24	21	42
b. Long vs. Short Sentences
Right Inferior/Middle/Superior Temporal Gyri/Insula	13, 20, 21, 22, 41, 42	5.13	487	51	−24	0
Left Inferior/Middle/Superior Temporal Gyri/Insula	13, 20, 21, 22, 41, 42	4.47	460	−54	−12	6
c. Hard vs. Easy Sentences
Left Middle/Superior Temporal Gyri	19, 39, 22	4.09	29	−42	−60	21
Right Superior Temporal Gyrus/Insula	13, 22	3.89	16	48	−3	−3