Table 2.

Comparison of Brain Functional Complexity Scores between age-groups for ROIs.

	Older children versus younger children	Adults versus younger children	Adults versus older children
Left PO	t(36) = 0.83	t(37) = 3.85***	t(39) = 3.58**
Left IPL/pSTG	t(36) = 1.26	t(37) = 5.06***	t(39) = 4.03***

Brain Functional Complexity Scores: percent signal change for simple sentences subtracted from percent signal change for complex sentences; PO = pars opercularis; IPL = inferior parietal lobe; pSTG = posterior superior temporal gyrus; results are corrected for multiple comparisons; **p < 0.008; ***p < 0.001.