Table 2.

Age-related increased activation during mental rotation

Area	Side	MNI coordinates			Z value
		X	Y	Z
Frontal pole	L	−40	56	6	4.59
	R	47	38	28	4.3
Middle frontal gyrus	R	46	10	39	4.26
Superior frontal gyrus (pre-PMd)	L	−25	20	58	4.62
Insula	L	−35	20	−3	4.14
	R	42	21	−5	4.37
Precentral gyrus (SM1)	L	−34	−16	44	4.01
Paracingulate gyrus	R	9	9	32	4.27
Anterior intraparietal sulcus	L	−32	−61	42	4.39
Globus pallidus	L	−23	−10	3	4.22
	R	21	−10	0	3.30
Thalamus	L	−7	−2	5	4.52
	R	10	−4	5	3.51
Cerebellum lobe VI/ Crus I	L	−36	−55	−33	4.4
Cerebellum lobe VI	R	38	−49	−33	5.14

Z values and activation peaks showing significantly (p < 0.01; cluster-corrected for multiple comparisons) higher activation for old as opposed to young subjects, during mental rotation performance. Regions in bold were only active in the old group

PMd dorsal premotor aread to appropriate levels