Table 4.

Group comparisons of brain regions activated by haptic identification of facial expressions relative to shoes (H_FE − H_S).

Spatial extent test		MNI coordinate			Z-value	Hemisphere	Anatomical region
Cluster size (mm3)	P-values	x	y	z
EARLY BLIND VS. SIGHTED CONTROL GROUP
1512	<0.05	−16	−88	32	4.08	L	Superior occipital gyrus
		−28	−84	40	2.66	L	Middle occipital gyrus
SIGHTED CONTROL VS. EARLY BLIND GROUP
3688	<0.01	−2	−44	−20	4.26	L	Cerebellum

The threshold size of activation was P < 0.05, corrected for multiple comparisons, when the height threshold was set at Z > 2.58; x, y, and z are stereotaxic coordinates (mm). Hem, Hemisphere; L, left.