Table 2.

Peak activation for the contrast of conventional metaphor processing versus literal processing and the contrast of novel metaphor processing versus literal processing

Cluster	Volume (mm3)	Region	Hemisphere	BA	x	y	z	ALE value
Conventional metaphor > literal
1	200	Middle frontal gyrus	L	46	−44	16	18	0.0081
		Inferior frontal gyrus	L	44	−46	8	18	0.0077
2	496	Inferior frontal gyrus	L	47	−44	28	−4	0.0124
3	560	Inferior parietal lobule	L	40	−32	−54	42	0.0093
			L	40	−40	−50	40	0.0082
4	512	Middle temporal gyrus	L	37	−50	−52	4	0.0126
5	912	Lingual gyrus	L		−26	−74	2	0.0130
Novel metaphor > literal
1	1464	Insula	L	13	−34	20	8	0.0106
		Middle frontal gyrus	L	46	−44	28	18	0.0091
		Middle frontal gyrus	L	46	−46	32	14	0.0085
		Inferior frontal gyrus	L	47	−40	34	2	0.0086
2	1312	Middle frontal gyrus	L	9	−48	18	32	0.0161
		Cingulate gyrus	L	32	−4	30	28	0.0085
3	352	Middle frontal gyrus	L	47	−44	38	−10	0.0099
4	344	Insula	L	13	−44	−40	26	0.0101
5	232	Superior frontal gyrus	L	8	0	30	50	0.0089
6	384	Inferior parietal lobule	L	40	−42	−48	42	0.0097
7	904	Middle temporal gyrus	L	22	−54	−44	0	0.0148
8	720	Cingulate gyrus	R	32	2	24	30	0.0134
9	920	Middle frontal gyrus	R	46	48	22	26	0.0156
10	616	Inferior frontal gyrus	R	13	40	26	14	0.0103
		Insula	R	13	38	18	8	0.0087
11	520	Superior temporal gyrus	R	22	44	−24	4	0.0126