Table I.
Coordinates, cluster size, and t‐values of activation foci for the contrast between Target (Bat‐Ears) and Reference sounds obtained at baseline and post‐training occasions, blind subjects (N = 11)
| Lobe | L/R | Label | x, y, z (mm) | Cluster size | T | Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target—reference sounds (at baseline) | ||||||
| Central region | L | Precentral gyrus | −48 4 32 | 34 | 5.46 | 3.64 |
| Frontal lobe, medial surface | R | Superior frontal gyrus, medial | 8 30 44 | 89 | 6.60 | 4.01 |
| Parietal lobe, lateral surface | L | Inferior parietal gyrus | −32 −64 38 | 49 | 8.51 | 4.50 |
| R | Superior parietal gyrus | 24 −76 48 | 30 | 5.78 | 3.75 | |
| Occipital lobe, medial and inferior surfaces | L | Calcarine fissure and surrounding cortex | 2 −90 0 | 120 | 6.37 | 3.94 |
| R | Lingual gyrus | 18 −80 −6 | 108 | 6.26 | 3.91 | |
| Subcortical gray nuclei | R | Lenticular nucleus, putamen | 20 10 −12 | 31 | 7.59 | 4.28 |
| Cerbellum, hemisphere lobule | L | Crus I | −4 −84 −18 | 33 | 5.33 | 3.59 |
| Cerebellum, vermis lobule | Vermis VIII | 2 −58 −30 | 42 | 5.95 | 3.81 | |
| Target—reference sounds (at post‐training) | ||||||
| Central region | L | Precentral gyrus | −50 6 22 | 94 | 7.72 | 4.31 |
| Frontal lobe, lateral surface | R | Inferior frontal gyrus, triangular part | 48 32 28 | 71 | 9.14 | 4.63 |
| R | Inferior frontal gyrus, opercular part | 52 8 28 | 34 | 7.12 | 4.16 | |
| Parietal lobe, lateral surface | L | Inferior parietal gyrus | −56 −30 48 | 292 | 13.01 | 5.27 |
| R | Inferior parietal gyrus | 52 −52 52 | 314 | 10.83 | 4.94 | |
| Occipital lobe, lateral surface | L | Middle occipital gyrus | −34 −92 0 | 81 | 7.97 | 4.37 |
| R | Inferior occipital gyrus | 30 −94 −12 | 34 | 5.45 | 3.63 | |
| Occipital lobe, medial and inferior surfaces | L | Fusiform gyrus | −40 −64 −14 | 414 | 11.31 | 5.02 |
| R | Fusiform gyrus | 44 −70 −18 | 165 | 7.79 | 4.33 | |
| R | Cuneus | 16 −82 26 | 207 | 9.52 | 4.71 | |
| L | Cuneus | −10 −76 36 | 102 | 7.29 | 4.20 | |
| L | Calcarine fissure and surrounding cortex | −12 −80 8 | 43 | 5.95 | 3.81 | |
| R | Lingual gyrus | 8 −26 −10 | 38 | 5.55 | 3.67 | |
| Limbic lobe | L | Hippocampus | −14 −28 −6 | 49 | 12.21 | 5.16 |
| R | Median cingulate and paracingulate gyri | −2 −18 28 | 47 | 6.51 | 3.98 | |
| Cerebellum, hemisphere lobule | R | VI | 30 −64 −20 | 1438 | 10.17 | 4.83 |
| L | Crus 2 | 2 −78 −36 | 72 | 9.43 | 4.69 | |
| Cerebellum, vermis lobule | Vermis VI | 6 −64 −20 | 46 | 5.85 | 3.77 | |
Coordinates are in millimeter according to Talairach and Tournoux [1988], based on spatial normalization to a template by the Montreal Neurological Institute. Significant BOLD responses were set at P < 0.001(uncorrected) at the voxel and P < 0.050 (corrected) at the cluster level.