Table III.

Subtraction analysis of rate dependent effects during fingertapping

		Main effect (all frequencies)		First order term (positive linear)
		Controls > Patients	Patients > Controls	Controls > Patients	Patients > Controls
Pre‐SMA	Left	3.81/4.49 [0 9 51] 128 voxels *	n.s.	4.02/3.98 [0 6 54] 115 voxels *	n.s.
SMA proper	Mesial	5.74/6.41 [3 3 54] 128 voxels *	n.s.	4.73/5.17 [3 0 54] 115 voxels *	n.s.
Premotor cortex	Right	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.	4.18/5.03 [39 −3 54] 87 voxels
SMC	Left	4.32/5.99 [−39 −33 54] 185 voxels	n.s.	4.67/5.21 [−42 −30 54] 192 voxels	n.s.
	Right	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.	3.99/4.28 [48 −33 51] 94 voxels

Z scores (cursive) and T values represent activation maximum within each region. SPM‐coordinates are printed in square brackets. The extent of each activated area is given by the numbers of activated voxels. Parametric analyses concerning the “First order term” (negative linear, e.g. decreasing activation in parallel with increasing frequency of movement) and positive as well as negative “Second order term” (quadratic effect) revealed no significant results in the patient or control group.

^*Due to an overlap between pre‐SMA and SMA proper the number of activated voxels are given for both regions together.