Table 4.
Brain regions that showed a significant main effect of language.
| Anatomical Region | H | BA | Voxels | Z-score | x | y | z | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English> Chinese | Inferior temporal gyrus, inferior occipital gyrus, middle occipital gyrus | Left | 19,37 | 411 | inf | −44 | −60 | −10 |
| Inferior frontal gyrus | Left | 45,46 | 691 | inf | −46 | 10 | 24 | |
| Medial frontal gyrus, superior frontal gyrus | Left/right | 6 | 447 | 7.25 | −4 | 12 | 52 | |
| Superior temporal gyrus | Left | 22 | 35 | 5.82 | −56 | −40 | 8 | |
| Inferior parietal lobule | Left | 40 | 250 | 5.83 | −44 | −38 | 46 | |
| Chinese> English | Middle occipital gyrus | Right | 18,19 | 137 | 4.47 | 40 | −78 | −4 |
| Superior parietal lobule | Left | 7 | 278 | 6.18 | −36 | −68 | 44 | |
| Precentral gyrus | Left | 6 | 36 | 5.84 | −54 | −2 | 40 | |
| Posterior cingulate | Right/left | – | 1601 | 7.08 | 2 | −70 | 10 |
Note: H, hemisphere; BA, Brodmann Area