Table 1.

Comparison of the connectivity in the putamen seeds between two groups.

Seeds	Contrast	Brain region	Cluster size	Peak z score	MNI coordinates (mm)
					x	y	z
DCP_C	BP > HC	I S1/M1	1216	3.79	34	− 26	62
		I premotor cortex			34	− 6	62
		I insula	261	3.66	38	− 8	− 6
		I temporal lobe		3.3	60	0	6
DRP_C	BP > HC	I premotor cortex	700	3.95	34	− 2	64
		I S1/M1			28	− 22	66
VRP_C	BP > HC	I temporal lobe	404	4.37	50	− 54	− 4
		I S1/M1	952	3.93	46	0	22
		C temporal lobe	247	3.56	− 64	− 60	− 4
DRP_I	BP > HC	I S1/M1	1225	4.28	36	− 16	68
DCP_I	BP > HC	C S2	633	4.18	− 40	− 36	20
		I S2	371	3.69	48	− 36	20
VRP_I	BP > HC	I fusiform	327	3.79	22	− 72	− 12
VRP_C	HC > BP	I thalamus	362	3.64	10	− 4	6
		C caudate		3.27	− 4	10	0
DCP_C	HC > BP	No region above the threshold
DRP_C	HC > BP	No region above the threshold
VRP_I	HC > BP	No region above the threshold
DRP_I	HC > BP	No region above the threshold
DCP_I	HC > BP	No region above the threshold

Abbreviation: BP, Bell's palsy; C, contralateral; DCP, dorsal caudal putamen; DRP, dorsal rostral putamen; HC, healthy control; I, ipsilateral; M1, primary motor cortex; S1, primary somatosensory cortex; S2, secondary somatosensory cortex; VRP, ventral rostral putamen.