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. 2015 Feb;63:250–266. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2014.09.001

Table 6.

Activation peaks for whole-brain analysis of concreteness effects.

Location Extent (voxels) Z MNI co-ords
x y z
Abstract > Concrete
L inferior frontal gyrus 786
 Pars orbitalis 4.57 −48 32 −4
 Pars triangularis 4.56 −56 26 2
 Anterior insula 4.55 −28 26 −2
L anterior STS 299 4.83 −54 10 −18
L anterior ITG & fusiform 213 4.62 −42 −4 −42
3.87 −44 −12 −34
L posterior STS 663 4.27 −50 −26 −4
3.99 −48 −36 0
3.93 −40 −44 10
L STG/supramarginal gyrus 100 3.95 −50 −46 20
3.78 −58 −44 22
L lingual gyrus 59 4.55 −38 −86 −12
L lingual gyrus 256 4.48 −20 −90 −12
R inferior frontal gyrus 87 3.66 40 32 −6
R anterior STS 53 3.97 54 14 −20
R posterior MTG 223 4.62 48 −28 2
4.38 36 −40 2
R lingual gyrus 332 4.47 32 −90 −10
R cerebellum 302 4.01 16 −74 −24
3.83 26 −68 −40
3.80 24 −70 −26
Concrete > Abstract
L rostromedial frontal lobe 98 4.42 −8 60 8
L posterior fusiform/PHG 96 4.28 −26 −38 −18
3.81 −26 −30 −22
L dorsal precuneus/cingulate 60 4.29 −12 −38 58
L angular gyrus 138 4.07 −46 −78 22
3.59 −42 −74 34
R superior frontal gyrus 52 3.93 24 24 46
R angular gyrus 219 3.71 44 −68 32
3.61 46 −62 38
3.55 40 −56 24
Bilateral posterior cingulate/precuneus 458 4.32 12 −58 14
3.92 −2 −58 22
3.61 −12 −50 28

STS = superior temporal sulcus; ITG = inferior temporal gyrus; MTG = middle temporal gyrus; STG = superior temporal gyrus; PHG = parahippocampal gyrus.