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. 2014 Jul 24;9(7):e100552. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100552

Table 2. Activations for Fast > Medium > Slow contrasts for Typical Readers.

Region (peak activation) BA x y z Cluster extent p Z score
Fast > Medium > Slow
Frontal Lobe
L. Superior frontal gyrus 6 −2 8 70 5008 <.0001 6.61
Temporal Lobe
R. Insula 13 30 26 0 3841 <.0001 6.11
L. Middle temporal gyrus 21 −50 −46 8 1270 <.0001 5.53
R. Superior temporal gyrus 22 54 −46 14 666 <.0001 5.47
Parietal Lobe
N/A
Occipital Lobe
L. Inferior occipital gyrus 19 −34 −76 −4 1082 <.0001 5.32
R. Middle occipital gyrus 19 36 −88 18 81 .017 4.52
R. Middle occipital gyrus 19 48 −78 4 327 <.0001 4.04
Cerebellum
L. Cerebellum N/A −38 −46 −38 199 <.0001 4.42
L. Cerebellum N/A −8 −78 −38 83 .017 4.30
Sub-lobar
Thalamus N/A −8 −16 4 16152 <.0001 6.22
R. Caudate N/A 12 12 8 115 .006 4.11
Brainstem N/A 4 −34 −46 577 <.0001 4.98
Medium > Slow
Frontal Lobe
L. Superior frontal gyrus 6 −2 8 60 2605 <.0001 6.42
R. Middle frontal gyrus 46 48 26 26 216 .001 5.24
R. Inferior frontal gyrus 47 34 32 −2 324 <.0001 4.43
R. Precentral gyrus 6 38 −4 38 90 .028 4.42
Temporal Lobe
R. Middle temporal gyrus 22 50 −40 6 104 .021 4.39
Parietal Lobe
L. Postcentral gyrus 3 −40 −24 48 6078 <.0001 5.98
R. Inferior parietal lobule 40 36 −46 50 132 .009 3.89
R. Precuneus 19 30 −68 36 87 .028 3.66
Occipital Lobe
R. Lingual gyrus 18 18 −80 −2 6923 <.0001 5.46

p<.001, cluster level FDR corrected (T = 3.50); ET  = 10. N/A  =  Not applicable. L. =  Left hemisphere. R. =  Right hemisphere. Coordinates reported in Talairach space.