Table 3. Brain regions showing significant hemispheric asymmetry of functional connectivity with pSTG and IFG.
| No. | Regions | BA | MNI coordinates | Peak Z value | Cluster size (voxels) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x | y | z | |||||
| i pSTG in 3-year-olds | |||||||
| 1 | R. superior parietal lobe/superior occipital gyrus | 7 | 24 | -66 | 45 | 3.96 | 155 |
| 2 | L/R. middle cingulate cortex | 31 | 6 | -33 | 45 | -5.16 | 200 |
| ii pSTG in 5-year-olds | |||||||
| 1 | R. middle/superior temporal gyrus extending to supramarginal gyrus | 45 | -15 | -12 | -4.84 | 378 | |
| iii IFG in 3-year-old | |||||||
| 1 | R. inferior frontal gyrus | 44/45 | 57 | 21 | 27 | 4.55 | 662 |
| 2 | R. superior frontal gyrus | 6/8 | 21 | 18 | 66 | 4.25 | 288 |
| 3 | L. supplementary motor area extending to middle cingulate cortex | 6 | -15 | 3 | 48 | 4.65 | 175 |
| 4 | R. middle/superior temporal gyrus | 22/21 | 68 | -26 | 2 | -4.59 | 247 |
| 5 | L. angular gyrus | 39 | -42 | -57 | 24 | -3.99 | 230 |
Note: BA, Brodmann area; L., left hemisphere; R., right hemisphere.