Figure 2.

Behavioral ratings and overall activation for the passive reading and motor localizer task (A) Mean association ratings for the six verb types showed that the arm-, leg- and mouth-related verbs were clearly distinct in meaning, with no significant difference between cued and uncued verbs.(B) Mean imageability ratings for the six verb types showed that cued verbs are rated higher than uncued verbs, P < 0.001. (C) Overall activation for finger, leg and tongue movements in the localizer task (column I) (voxelwise uncorrected P < 0.001, clusterwise corrected P < 0.05), as well as the cued (column II) and uncued (column III) arm-, leg- and mouth-related verbs in the passive reading task (voxelwise uncorrected P < 0.001, clusterwise corrected P < 0.05). Uncued action verbs demonstrated a somatotopic pattern in the motor and premotor cortex that is similar to the movement but cued verbs did not. Error bars indicate standard error of the mean. * P < 0.05 ** P < 0.01 *** P < 0.001.