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. 2015 May 14;10(5):e0127082. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127082

Table 1. Regional activation related to task conditions.

Location of cluster peak side MNI coordinates of peak Extent Peak voxel T-score
Hypoxia greater than normoxia
Ventral occipital and fusiform cortices bilaterally L -12,-84,-12 17285 5.20
R 16,-78,-8 5.15
R 20,-80,-18 5.09
Brainstem: mid pons L -2,26,-30 11 4.40
Dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (supplementary motor area) L -2,20,58 514 4.40
R 8,12,54 4.21
L -8,10,56 3.88
Anterior insula L -44,22,-4 300 4.25
Lateral frontal pole L -28,56,6 398 4.22
Amygdala bilateral L -24,0,-20 86 4.17
R 22,0,-18 55 3.76
Uncus/ anterior insula R 36,10,-22, 195 4.13
Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex L -54,22,20 882 4.08
R 50,16,30 222 4.07
R 48,16,48 79 3.84
Posterior superior temporal gyrus L -62,-48,-4 259 4.07
Hypothalamus / substantia nigra L -8,-12,10 42 4.05
Lateral superior frontal gyrus L -26,0,62 324 3.98
Angular gyrus L -28,-54,52 117 3.90
Middle frontal gyrus R 46,22,14 42 3.81
Thalamus R 14,-12,10 41 3.7
Normoxia greater than hypoxia
No supra threshold clusters - - - -
Paced>unpaced breathing
Middle frontal gyrus R 32,34,16 50 3.94
Unpaced>paced breathing
Mid insula R 50,-4,0 45 3.50
Slow rate paced breathing more than normal rate paced breathing
Cerebellum (extended cluster encompassing dorsal brainstem and striatum) L -20,-40,-34 24014 5.94
Midbrain: periaqueductal grey -8,26,4 4.63
Brainstem: dorsal pons -6,-30,-30 4.20
Ventral striatum L -14,0,-2 4.78
R 12,4,-4 199 4.23
Thalamus R 18,-8,4 71 4.16
Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex R 8,38,32 103 4.12
Temporal pole R 38,2,-40 133 4.07
Superior frontal gyrus R 30,2,66 7337 5.25
Superior parietal lobule L -54,-36,42 935 4.66
Normal rate paced breathing more than slow rate paced breathing
No supra threshold clusters - - - -
Interaction: hypoxia(normal v. slow rate)>normoxia(normal v. slow rate)
Lateral frontal pole L -26,58,8 350 4.44
Pre supplementary motor area R 12,20,50 60 4.10
Cerebellum R 42,-74,-32 45 3.72
Ventral striatum, L -16,6,-6 32 3.84
16,8,-8 14 3.53
Interaction: hypoxia(slow v. normal rate)>normoxia(slow v. normal rate)
No supra threshold clusters - - - -