Table 2.

Group comparisons of the main findings from the ROI analysis of brain activations elicited by deviant stimuli compared to standard stimuli and by novel stimuli compared to standard stimuli (P < 0.05, small volume correction). R = right; L = left.

Functional comparison	Region	BA	Structures	Talairach coordinates			Voxels	t	p
				x	y	z
Controls > ASD
Dev > Sta	Anterior premotor cortex	6	R medial frontal gyrus	6	− 22	56	751	4.03	< 0.001
		6	L medial frontal gyrus	− 2	− 23	55
		8	L middle frontal gyrus	− 38	12	47	222	2.49	0.010
	Orbitofrontal cortex	11	R middle frontal gyrus	39	37	− 7	152	2.83	0.004
	Inferior temporal cortex	20	R inferior temporal gyrus	53	− 20	− 19	35	3.50	0.001
		20	L inferior temporal gyrus	− 59	− 18	− 20	30	2.89	0.004
Nov > Sta	Anterior premotor cortex	6	L medial frontal gyrus	− 2	− 23	55	560	3.85	< 0.001
		6	R medial frontal gyrus	4	− 26	60
		8	L middle frontal gyrus	42	24	43	101	2.97	0.003
	Orbitofrontal cortex	11	R middle frontal gyrus	38	38	− 6	281	3.43	0.001
	Inferior temporal cortex	20	L inferior temporal gyrus	− 61	− 18	− 18	43	3.70	< 0.001
		20	R inferior temporal gyrus	53	− 20	− 19	33	2.89	0.004
ASD > controls
Dev > Sta	Occipital cortex	18	R cuneus	20	− 68	7	492	3.82	< 0.001
		18	L cuneus	− 10	− 70	7	369	2.95	0.003
		19	L superior occipital gyrus	− 40	− 84	24
	Posterior parietal cortex	7	L superior parietal lobule	− 14	− 59	62	86	3.14	0.002
	Anterior Cingulate cortex	32	R anterior cingulate gyrus	4	18	18	75	2.16	0.020
Nov > Sta	Occipital cortex	18	R cuneus	20	− 68	7	1024	3.85	< 0.001
		19	R middle occipital gyrus	38	− 74	2
		18	L cuneus	− 12	− 68	7	609	3.41	0.001
		19	L superior occipital gyrus	− 32	− 90	23
	Posterior parietal cortex	7	L superior parietal lobule	− 16	− 59	62	206	3.68	0.001
		7	R superior parietal lobule	12	− 56	64	178	3.23	0.002