Table I.
Cortical areas activated in response to speech or nonspeech gestures, independent of media (i.e., video or point‐light)
| Hemisphere | mSTG/ mSTS | pSTS/ pMTG | mMTG | pMTG | IPL/ SMG | Inf postCS | Inf/Sup preCG | SPL | porp | po | mesCS | SFG | FP | pCingS | preCun/ rSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech | |||||||||||||||
| LH | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||||||
| RH | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||||||||
| Nonspeech | |||||||||||||||
| LH | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
| RH | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||||
pCingS, posterior cingulate sulcus; FP, frontal pole; IPL, inferior parietal lobe; mesCS, mesial central sulcus; mMTG, middle middle temporal gyrus; mSTG, middle superior temporal gyrus; mSTS, middle superior temporal sulcus; postCS, postcentral sulcus; po, pars opercularis; porb, pars orbitalis; preCG, precentral gyrus; preCun, precuneus; pMTG, posterior middle temporal gyrus; pSTS, posterior superior temporal sulcus; rSP, retrosplenial area; SFG, superior frontal gyrus; SMG, supramarginal gyrus; SPL, superior parietal lobe; rSP, retrosplenial area.