Table III.
Conjunction and disjunction analyses between the blind and normal vision groups with the same coordinate definitions as those in Table I
| Lobe | L/R | Label | x, y, z (mm) | Cluster size | T | Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bat‐ears—reference sounds (baseline) | ||||||
| Conjunction (both Blind and normal vision): | ||||||
| Nil | ||||||
| Disjunction (blind but not normal vision): | ||||||
| Central region | L | Precentral gyrus | −48 4 28 | 49 | 5.99 | 4.60 |
| Frontal lobe, lateral surface | R | Inferior frontal gyrus, opercular part | 52 8 22 | 288 | 5.71 | 4.46 |
| L | Inferior frontal gyrus, triangular part | −44 48 4 | 56 | 4.50 | 3.77 | |
| R | Inferior frontal gyrus, triangular part | 40 28 26 | 55 | 4.63 | 3.85 | |
| R | Inferior frontal gyrus, orbital part | 38 34 −4 | 111 | 5.38 | 4.29 | |
| Parietal lobe, lateral surface | L | Superior parietal gyrus | −28 −74 54 | 65 | 5.53 | 4.37 |
| L | Angular gyrus | −44 −56 44 | 47 | 6.06 | 4.64 | |
| Occipital lobe, lateral surface | R | Middle occipital gyrus | 32 −76 22 | 393 | 5.97 | 4.59 |
| Occipital lob, medial and inferior surfaces | L | Lingual gyrus | −24 −94 −14 | 415 | 5.61 | 4.41 |
| L | Cuneus | −8 −86 28 | 83 | 4.45 | 3.74 | |
| Cerebellum, hemisphere lobule | R | Crus I | 46 −70 −22 | 2392 | 6.31 | 4.76 |
| Disjunction (normal vision but not blind): | ||||||
| Frontal lobe, lateral surface | R | Inferior frontal gyrus, orbital part | 40 42 −12 | 88 | 4.75 | 3.93 |
| Parietal lobe, lateral surface | R | Inferior parietal gyrus | 40 −40 38 | 71 | 6.53 | 4.86 |
| Parietal lobe, medial surface | L | Precuneus | −6 −76 48 | 102 | 5.20 | 4.19 |
| Bat‐ears—reference sounds (post‐training) | ||||||
| Conjunction (both Blind and normal vision): | ||||||
| Parietal lobe, lateral surface | R | Inferior parietal gyrus | 46 −46 44 | 124 | 6.14 | 4.68 |
| Disjunction (blind but not normal vision): | ||||||
| Central region | L | Precentral gyrus | −38 −14 62 | 72 | 5.66 | 4.43 |
| Parietal lobe, lateral surface | L | Inferior parietal gyrus | −54 −38 44 | 120 | 6.20 | 4.71 |
| L | Supramarginal gyrus | −56 −24 24 | 141 | 5.51 | 4.35 | |
| Occipital lobe, lateral surface | R | Middle occipital gyrus | 36 −74 24 | 89 | 4.85 | 3.99 |
| L | Inferior occipital gyrus | −44 −68 −12 | 172 | 5.42 | 4.31 | |
| Occipital lobe, medial and inferior surfaces | L | Cuneus | −8 −82 36 | 90 | 5.72 | 4.47 |
| R | Cuneus | 8 −100 10 | 499 | 6.82 | 4.99 | |
| Limbic lobe | L | Hippocampus | −8 −26 −10 | 64 | 5.38 | 4.29 |
| Cerebellum, hemisphere lobule | R | VI | 34 −56 −28 | 1773 | 8.69 | 5.73 |
| Disjunction (normal vision but not blind): | ||||||
| Frontal lobe, lateral surface | L | Inferior frontal gyrus, opercular part | −50 14 4 | 67 | 5.45 | 4.32 |
| Frontal lobe, medial surface | L | Superior frontal gyrus | −2 20 40 | 67 | 4.69 | 3.89 |
| Temporal lobe, lateral surface | L | Superior temporal gyrus | −48 −32 10 | 81 | 5.69 | 4.45 |
| R | Superior temporal gyrus | 34 −28 8 | 82 | 5.17 | 4.17 | |
| L | Middle temporal gyrus | −62 −20 0 | 88 | 5.44 | 4.32 | |
| Occipital lobe, lateral surface | L | Superior occipital gyrus | −26 −60 24 | 213 | 5.91 | 4.56 |
| Subcortical gray nuclei | R | Lenticular nucleus, pallidum | 24 2 2 | 66 | 5.16 | 4.16 |
| Cerebellum, hemisphere lobule | L | Crus 1 | −38 −62 −34 | 106 | 6.61 | 4.90 |
| L | VIIB | −14 −76 −46 | 58 | 5.04 | 4.09 | |
| R | VIIB | 40 −68 −50 | 111 | 5.83 | 4.52 | |
Masks for disjunction analysis were constructed at P < 0.05 (uncorrected). Significant BOLD responses for all analyses were set at P < 0.001 (uncorrected) at the voxel and P < 0.050 (corrected) at the cluster level.