Table 3.
Comparing a numerical with a non-numerical task to isolate magnitude-related activation.
| Contrast | Brain region (BA) | TC (x, y, z) | Cluster size | z score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive Listening: | RH intraparietal sulcus (BA 40) | 49 | -56 | 32 | 137 | 3.96 |
| Number words - pseudowords | RH posterior intraparietal sulcus (BA 40) | 49 | -59 | 48 | 3.57 | |
| LH intraparietal sulcus (BA 40) | -55 | -45 | 47 | 51 | 3.77 | |
| LH supramarginal gyrus (BA 40) | -59 | -52 | 38 | 3.58 | ||
| LH middle frontal gyrus (BA 46) | -31 | 45 | 17 | 37 | 3.61 | |
| LH superior temporal gyrus (BA 22) | -55 | -41 | -13 | 10 | 3.51 | |
| LH cingulate gyrus (BA 32) | -17 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 3.51 | |
| RH cingulate (BA 32) | 14 | 19 | 41 | 14 | 3.20 | |
| RH middle frontal gyrus (BA 10) | 45 | 51 | -5 | 18 | 4.03 | |
| RH middle frontal gyrus (BA 8) | 35 | 19 | 41 | 23 | 3.39 | |
| LH middle frontal gyrus (BA 8) | -45 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 3.35 | |
| RH thalamus | 7 | -6 | 13 | 17 | 3.30 | |
| RH thalamus | 10 | -20 | 14 | 13 | 3.22 | |
| LH medial frontal gyrus (BA 8) | -7 | 19 | 44 | 41 | 3.20 | |
p < .005, uncorrected; cluster size = 10 voxels; masks were created at uncorrected p < .05; TC - Talairach coordinates.