Table IV.

Brain activation for the comparisons between Chinese characters and English words in the passive viewing task

Anatomical region	H	BA	Voxels	Z‐Score	x	y	z
Chinese > English
Precuneus, superior parietal lobule	L	7	2464	5.42**	−14	−74	42
Precuneus	R	7	1417	4.74**	20	−64	36
Middle occipital gyrus, inferior  temporal gyrus, fusiform gyrus	L	19, 37	1090	5.38**	−52	−64	−8
Middle occipital gyrus, inferior  temporal gyrus, fusiform gyrus	R	19, 18, 37	3350	5.23**	44	−74	−16
Superior frontal gyrus	L	6	527	4.98**	−4	4	58
Middle frontal gyrus	L	6	23	3.37*	−24	−4	54
Dorsal Inferior frontal gyrus	L	9	24	3.43**	−50	2	34
Supramarginal gyrus	L	40	19	3.22*	−36	−48	38
Insula	L	‐‐	230	4.19**	−30	14	8
Putamen	R	‐‐	91	4.10**	30	16	2
Cerebellar tonsil	R	‐‐	21	3.87**	24	−36	−44
Posterior cingulated	L	‐‐	306	3.74**	−4	−36	24
English > Chinese
Inferior frontal gyrus	L	47, 45	299	4.12*	−46	36	−14
Inferior frontal gyrus	R	47	137	3.69*	46	36	−8
Superior temporal gyrus, middle  temporal gyrus,	L	22	2329	4.24*	−38	−54	20
Inferior temporal gyrus	L	20	2329	4.58*	−54	−28	−22
Superior temporal gyrus	R	21	651	4.83*	60	−62	20
Middle temporal gyrus	R	21	24	3.34*	64	−6	−12
Inferior temporal gyrus	R	20	10	3.18*	50	−16	−24
Medial frontal gyrus	L	25	45	3.61*	−2	28	−18
Superior frontal gyrus	L	8	137	4.43*	−12	42	46
Precentral gyrus	R	6	17	3.50*	60	12	10
Parahippocampal gyrus	L	34	17	3.38*	−16	−10	−22
Cerebellum	R	‐‐	95	4.21*	22	−80	−36

Brain regions listed in bold are the peak coordinate for areas spanning different regions. H, hemisphere; L, left; R, right; BA, Broadmann's area.

^****P < 0.01, FDR corrected.

^* P < 0.05, FDR corrected.