Table 2.

Brain regions isolated with the Open contrast. The bilateral IFJ and aIPS showed greater activation for the Discontinuous than for the Continuous and Continuous-hard conditions (all ps<.05, two-tailed).

ROIs from the Open contrast (N=22)
ROI name	Mean t value	Mean Talairach Coordinates			Volume (mm3)
		X	Y	Z
Left inferior frontal junction (IFJ)	11.77	−47	4	23	1303
Right inferior frontal junction (IFJ)	6.14	45	4	26	1889
Left anterior intraparietal sulcus (aIPS)	9.67	−30	−45	42	1163
Right anterior intraparietal sulcus (aIPS)	7.54	27	−45	42	1001
Left posterior intraparietal sulcus (pIPS)	11.04	−24	−59	42	1307
Right posterior intraparietal sulcus (pIPS)	9.53	23	−57	45	1309
Left frontal eyefield	4.29	−31	−5	43	1625
Right frontal eyefield	3.79	28	−6	47	1263
Left anterior cingulate	4.06	−6	5	46	1292
Right anterior cingulate	3.95	5	9	43	1281
Left anterior insula	5.10	−29	20	2	1317
Right anterior insula	4.04	31	15	2	1208