Table 3.
Results for each experiment (for experiments 2 and 3a/b; no MD localizer was included in experiment 1) and condition for the six MD fROIs
| Experiment/Condition/ROI | Action Condition vs. Fixation |
|---|---|
| Experiment 2 | |
| Face action observation | |
| LIFGop | t(54) < |1|, n.s. |
| RIFGop | t(54) = 1.15, P = 0.521 |
| LPrecG | t(54) < |1|, n.s. |
| RPrecG | t(54) = 2.25, P = 0.169 |
| LParSup | t(54) = −1.66, P = 0.449 |
| RParSup | t(54) = −1.28, P = 0.521 |
| Body action observation | |
| LIFGop | t(54) = 1.58, P = 0.197 |
| RIFGop | t(54) = 1.89, P = 0.521 |
| LPrecG | t(54) = 3.06, P < 0.05 |
| RPrecG | t(54) = 4.51, P < 0.0005 |
| LParSup | t(54) = 4.82, P < 0.0005 |
| RParSup | t(54) = 4.22, P < 0.001 |
| Experiment 3a | |
| Face action observation | |
| LIFGop | t(12) = 1.27, P = 0.516 |
| RIFGop | t(12) = 1.46, P = 0.514 |
| LPrecG | t(12) = 1.40, P = 0.514 |
| RPrecG | t(12) = 1.97, P = 0.514 |
| LParSup | t(12) = 1.36, P = 0.514 |
| RParSup | t(12) < |1|, n.s. |
| Eye action observation | |
| LIFGop | t(12) = 2.52, P = 0.081 |
| RIFGop | t(12) = 3.68, P < 0.05 |
| LPrecG | t(12) = 3.40, P < 0.05 |
| RPrecG | t(12) = 4.66, P < 0.01 |
| LParSup | t(12) = 3.15, P < 0.05 |
| RParSup | t(12) = 2.03, P = 0.141 |
| Mouth action observation | |
| LIFGop | t(12) = 2.32, P = 0.349 |
| RIFGop | t(12) = 1.40, P = 0.507 |
| LPrecG | t(12) = 1.89, P = 0.499 |
| RPrecG | t(12) = 2.47, P = 0.349 |
| LParSup | t(12) = 1.37, P = 0.507 |
| RParSup | t(12) < |1|, n.s. |
| Hand action observation | |
| LIFGop | t(12) = 2.00, P = 0.207 |
| RIFGop | t(12) = 2.38, P = 0.126 |
| LPrecG | t(12) = 2.67, P = 0.091 |
| RPrecG | t(12) = 3.91, P < 0.05 |
| LParSup | t(12) = 2.80, P = 0.091 |
| RParSup | t(12) = 1.83, P = 0.236 |
| Experiment 3b | |
| Face action observation | |
| LIFGop | t(12) = 2.87, P < 0.05 |
| RIFGop | t(12) = 3.23, P < 0.05 |
| LPrecG | t(12) = 4.50, P < 0.005 |
| RPrecG | t(12) = 7.56, P < 0.0005 |
| LParSup | t(12) = 5.23, P < 0.001 |
| RParSup | t(12) = 3.29, P < 0.05 |
| Eye action observation | |
| LIFGop | t(12) = 2.09, P = 0.117 |
| RIFGop | t(12) = 2.71, P < 0.05 |
| LPrecG | t(12) = 2.78, P < 0.05 |
| RPrecG | t(12) = 3.64, P < 0.05 |
| LParSup | t(12) = 3.05, P < 0.05 |
| RParSup | t(12) = 1.80, P = 0.164 |
| Mouth action observation | |
| LIFGop | t(12) = 3.97, P < 0.01 |
| RIFGop | t(12) = 3.26, P < 0.05 |
| LPrecG | t(12) = 4.43, P < 0.005 |
| RPrecG | t(12) = 4.69, P < 0.005 |
| LParSup | t(12) = 4.17, P < 0.005 |
| RParSup | t(12) = 2.05, P = 0.088 |
| Hand action observation | |
| LIFGop | t(12) = 3.38, P < 0.01 |
| RIFGop | t(12) = 4.44, P < 0.005 |
| LPrecG | t(12) = 4.50, P < 0.005 |
| RPrecG | t(12) = 4.83, P < 0.005 |
| LParSup | t(12) = 4.24, P < 0.005 |
| RParSup | t(12) = 4.50, P < 0.005 |
Significance values indicate whether the action observation/imitation condition elicited a response reliably above the baseline. LIFGop, RIFGop, LPrecG, and RprecG, regions in the frontal cortex; LSupPar and RSupPar, regions of the parietal cortex; n.s., not significant.