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. 2012 Mar 26;3:84. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00084

Table 1.

Anatomical description of the cortical regions of interest.

ROI Anatomical structure Brodmann’s area Delimiting landmarks
IFGOp/PMv Pars opercularis of the inferior frontal gyrus, inferior precentral sulcus, and inferior precentral gyrus 6, 44 A = anterior vertical ramus of the sylvian fissure
P = central sulcus
S = inferior frontal sulcus, extending a horizontal plane posteriorly across the precentral gyrus
I = anterior horizontal ramus of the sylvian fissure to the border with insular cortex
PMd Pars opercularis of the inferior frontal gyrus, inferior precentral sulcus, and inferior precentral gyrus 6 A = vertical plane through the anterior commissure
P = central sulcus
S = medial surface of the hemisphere
I = inferior frontal sulcus, extending a horizontal plane posteriorly across the precentral gyrus
IP Supramarginal gyrus; angular gyrus; intraparietal sulcus 39, 40 A = postcentral sulcus
P = sulcus intermedius secundus
S = superior parietal gyrus
I = horizontal posterior segment of the superior temporal sulcus
STa Anterior portion of the superior temporal gyrus, superior temporal sulcus, and planum polare 22 A = inferior circular sulcus of insula
P = a vertical plane drawn from the anterior extent of the transverse temporal gyrus
S = anterior horizontal ramus of the sylvian fissure
I = middle temporal gyrus
STp Posterior portion of the superior temporal gyrus, superior temporal sulcus, and planum temporale 22, 42 A = a vertical plane drawn from the anterior extent of the transverse temporal gyrus
P = angular gyrus
S = supramarginal gyrus
I = middle temporal gyrus
Central sulcus; postcentral gyrus 1, 2, 3, 4 A = precentral gyrus
P = postcentral sulcus
S = medial surface of the hemisphere
I = parietal operculum

A, anterior; P, posterior; S, superior; I, inferior.