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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 12.
Published in final edited form as: Neuroimage. 2010 Jan 4;50(3):1148–1167. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.12.112

Table 4.

Peaks of activation for the subanalyses within the observation sample.

Macroanatomical
location		 Cytoarchitectonic
location		 MNI coordinates
x y z
Observation hand
L IFG / PrG BA 44 / vent-lat BA 6 −50 6 30
L lat dPMC dors-lat BA 6 −26 −4 56
L SI / IPS BA 2 / hIP3 −36 −42 36
L IPL PFt −58 −24 36
L STS / pMTG −56 −48 10
L lat occipital V5 −46 −70 4
R IFG / PrG BA 44 / vent-lat BA 6 52 8 36
R IFG BA 45 56 30 −4
R lat dPMC / MFG dors-lat BA 6 / MFG 36 0 54
R SI BA 2 42 −34 46
R IPL PFt 60 −26 42
R SPL 7A 22 −62 64
R STS / pMTG 52 −60 4
R lat occipital V5 50 −66 0
Observation right hand
L IFG / PrG BA 44 / vent-lat BA 6 −51 5 29
L lat dPMC / MFG dors-lat BA 6 / MFG −26 −4 54
L IPL / SI PFt / BA 2 −44 −36 42
L SI / SPL BA 1 / 2 / 7A −32 −48 56
L STS / pMTG −56 −50 12
L lat occipital V5 −46 −70 4
R IFG / PrG BA 44 / vent-lat BA 6 −54 8 36
R IPL / SI PFt / BA 2 49 −32 47
R SPL 7A 22 −62 64
R lat occipital / pMTG V5 / pMTG 52 −72 4
Observation non-hand
L IFG / PrG BA 44 / BA 45 / vent-lat BA 6 −49 11 31
L IFG / OFC BA 45 / OFC −44 28 −6
L med PMC (SMA) med BA 6 4 10 58
L SPL / IPS 7A / hIP3 −32 −54 51
L pMTG / STS −52 −48 6
L lat occipital / pMTG V5 / pMTG −48 −70 6
R IFG / PrG BA 44 / BA 45 / vent-lat BA 6 53 13 29
R IFG / OFC BA 45 / OFC 46 20 2
R med PMC (SMA) med BA 6 −4 10 58
R pMTG / STS 56 −38 0
R lat occipital / pMTG V5 / pMTG 54 −64 0
R fusiform (FFA/FBA) 46 −54 −18
Observation face
L IFG / PrG BA 44 / BA 45 / vent-lat BA 6 −48 15 27
L IFG / OFC BA 45 / OFC −44 28 −6
L med PMC (SMA) med BA 6
L SPL / IPS 7A / hIP3 −32 −56 48
L pMTG / STS −52 −48 6
L lat occipital / pMTG V5 / pMTG −49 −71 2
R IFG / PrG BA 44 / BA 45 / vent-lat BA 6 53 13 27
R IFG / OFC BA 45 / OFC 50 24 −1
R med PMC (SMA) med BA 6
R pMTG / STS 56 −38 0
R lat occipital / pMTG V5 / pMTG 54 −64 0
R fusiform (FFA/FBA) 46 −54 −18
Observation hand passively observe
L IFG / PrG BA 44 / vent-lat BA 6 −51 6 31
L lat dPMC / MFG dors-lat BA 6 / MFG −26 −4 54
L SI / IPL BA 2 / PFt −52 −28 40
L lat occipital V5 −46 −70 4
R IFG / PrG BA 44 / vent-lat BA 6 52 9 36
R SI / IPL BA 2 / PFt 42 −32 44
R SPL 7A 22 −62 64
R pMTG 52 −58 4
R lat occipital V5 44 −70 2
Observation hand observe to imitate
L IFG / PrG BA 44 / vent-lat BA 6 −51 8 39
L lat dPMC dors-lat BA 6 −34 −14 60
Observation hand observe to imitate
L M1 4a −40 −28 58
L pMTG −55 −51 12
L lat occipital / pMTG V5 / pMTG −52 −70 6
R IFG BA 44 58 14 10
R anterior insula 42 5 −1
R SPL 7A 9 −63 64
R pMTG 52 −48 8
R lat occipital / pMTG V5 / pMTG 54 −72 2
Observation hand object
L IFG / PrG BA 44 / vent-lat BA 6 −51 7 30
L lat dPMC / MFG dors-lat BA 6 / MFG −26 −4 56
L SI / IPS BA 2 / hIP3 −36 −42 52
L IPL PFt −58 −24 36
L lat occipital / pMTG V5 / pMTG −46 −70 4
R IFG / PrG BA 44 / vent-lat BA 6 54 9 34
R SI / IPL BA 2 / PFt 42 −34 46
R SPL 7A 22 −62 64
R pMTG 52 −60 4
R lat occipital V5 44 −72 4
Observation hand non-object
L SI / IPS BA 2 / hIP1 −37 −46 50
L IPL PF −54 −36 46
L pMTG −56 −50 6
L lat occipital / pMTG V5 / pMTG −50 −64 6
R IFG / PrG BA 44 / vent-lat BA 6 51 8 37
R pMTG 54 −40 8
R lat occipital / pMTG V5 / pMTG 50 −68 2

All peaks are assigned to the most probable brain areas as revealed by the SPM Anatomy Toolbox (Eickhoff et al., 2005, 2007). For naming conventions, see Table 3.