Table 3.

Functional activations for group contrasts

Brain region	MNI coordinates			Extent (mm³)	Max t	p
	x	y	z
Rhyme
Left IFG, pars opercularis, triangularis and orbitalis; anterior insula; ventral precentral gyrus	−46	20	14	40,304	12.16	0.0002
Left medial superior frontal gyrus	−6	24	47	3,192	6.18	0.0102
Left posterior STS	−61	−36	1	3,024	10.90	0.011
Left supramarginal gyrus	−48	−40	43	2,768	7.33	0.011
Left hippocampus	−17	−12	−15	1,424	6.09	0.013
Left supplementary motor area	−4	2	64	1,384	6.31	0.033
Left posterior inferior temporal gyrus	−50	−47	−17	1,240	5.40	0.038
Syllables
Left IFG, pars opercularis, triangularis and orbitalis; anterior insula; ventral precentral gyrus	−46	19	16	40,032	12.85	0.0004
Left medial superior frontal gyrus	−3	12	54	9,256	10.47	0.0029
Left supramarginal gyrus	−50	−39	41	7,112	9.52	0.0035
Left posterior STS	−65	−34	−1	1,704	7.93	0.025
Right anterior insula	37	29	−4	1,296	7.20	0.038
Left inferior temporal gyrus	−50	−49	−15	1,136	6.49	0.046
Right IFG pars opercularis	52	17	15	1,128	5.58	0.046
Semantic
Left IFG, pars opercularis, triangularis and orbitalis; anterior insula	−45	23	9	36,856	11.39	0.0010
Left STS, MTG and angular gyrus, posterior ITG	−56	−40	2	21,864	12.17	0.0015
Left medial superior frontal gyrus	−7	36	45	16,240	10.40	0.0018
Right cerebellum	23	−78	−32	9,328	12.44	0.0031
Left hippocampus	−20	−12	−14	4,024	8.61	0.0061
Right IFG, pars orbitalis	46	32	−7	3,464	7.37	0.0075
Right anterior calcarine sulcus	29	−48	13	1,808	5.85	0.017
Left anterior calcarine sulcus	−9	−52	9	1,184	6.00	0.036
Rhyme vs Semantic
Right supramarginal gyrus, intraparietal sulcus, precuneus	33	−53	46	16,744	8.50	0.0005
Left supramarginal gyrus, intraparietal sulcus, precuneus	−36	−50	44	16,224	13.78	0.0005
Right inferior temporal gyrus, middle occipital gyrus	43	−77	1	8,264	8.50	0.0018
Left middle occipital gyrus	−38	−86	4	5,240	7.55	0.0033
Right pars opercularis, ventral precentral gyrus	48	11	15	3,384	6.72	0.0055
Left ventral precentral gyrus	−50	3	30	2,888	7.76	0.0068
Syllables vs Semantic
Right supramarginal gyrus, intraparietal sulcus, precuneus	36	−57	38	37,680	14.65	0.0001
Left supramarginal gyrus, intraparietal sulcus, precuneus; middle occipital gyrus	−38	−57	32	30,736	14.90	0.0001
Left supplementary motor area, medial superior frontal gyrus, precentral sulcus	−14	1	55	9,608	7.66	0.0016
Right middle frontal gyrus	38	40	26	8,640	6.77	0.0021
Right precentral sulcus	31	3	57	8,128	6.38	0.0022
Right ventral precentral gyrus; anterior insula	45	11	16	6,640	7.08	0.0029
Left precentral gyrus	−52	4	30	3,536	9.60	0.0068
Left middle frontal gyrus	−39	40	23	2,600	8.74	0.011
Right orbital frontal cortex	24	53	−10	1,416	5.73	0.027
Rhyme vs Syllables
Left pars triangularis	−48	29	5	1,144	6.07	0.036
Semantic vs Rhyme
Left STS, MTG and angular gyrus	−54	−45	7	20,272	7.96	0.0003
Left precuneus, posterior cingulate gyrus	−9	−51	19	8,896	7.36	0.0010
Left medial superior frontal gyrus	−12	48	36	7,920	7.12	0.0014
Left IFG, pars triangularis and orbitalis	−49	29	−4	5,760	7.98	0.0023
Bilateral cuneus	0	−86	22	2,720	5.98	0.0079
Right cerebellum	25	−81	−33	1,152	5.50	0.038
Left temporal pole	−44	11	−31	1,032	5.29	0.046
Semantic vs Syllables
Left medial superior frontal gyrus, superior frontal sulcus	−10	43	36	22,832	9.08	0.0003
Left anterior STS, MTG; IFG pars triangularis and orbitalis	−50	15	−8	21,992	11.23	0.0003
Left posterior STS, MTG, angular gyrus	−52	−57	16	16,152	8.95	0.046
Left precuneus, bilateral anterior calcarine sulcus	−4	−54	16	10,552	10.59	0.0011
Bilateral cuneus	0	−86	20	7,584	8.48	0.0024
Right cerebellum	25	−80	−32	5,776	7.05	0.0034
Left parahippocampal gyrus	−27	−36	−16	1,320	5.87	0.031
Right IFG pars orbitalis	41	33	−14	1,160	7.64	0.038
Syllables vs Rhyme
Right middle frontal gyrus	33	37	34	3,160	6.82	0.0028
Right superior frontal gyrus	26	6	57	2,576	5.99	0.0056

MNI coordinates indicate centers of mass. IFG = inferior frontal gyrus; STS = superior temporal sulcus; MTG = middle temporal gyrus; ITG = inferior temporal gyrus