Table I.
Stereotaxic coordinates of significant activation foci revealed by the contrast Writing minus Naming*
| Brain region | Anatomical location (approximate BA) | x | y | z | Z‐score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parietal | |||||
| Left | SPL (BA 7) | −18 | −42 | 64 | 5.02 |
| −12 | −52 | 64 | 3.19 | ||
| Right | SMG (BA 40) | 40 | −28 | 46 | 4.61 |
| Premotor | |||||
| Left | SFG (BA 6) | −20 | −4 | 58 | 7.21 |
| MFG (BA 6) | −28 | 0 | 46 | 6.68 | |
| Precentral | |||||
| Left | PreCG (BA 4, 6) | −34 | −8 | 50 | 7.22 |
| −34 | −18 | 52 | 6.40 | ||
| −26 | −14 | 66 | 6.15 | ||
| Postcentral | |||||
| Left | PostCG (BA 1, 2, 3) | −36 | −28 | 48 | 6.70 |
| Cingulate | |||||
| Left | CingG (BA 24, 31) | −8 | −4 | 44 | 5.33 |
| −6 | 4 | 34 | 5.32 | ||
| −10 | −16 | 42 | 4.21 | ||
| Basal ganglia | |||||
| Left | Thalamus | −14 | −16 | 4 | 6.25 |
| Caudate nucleus | −10 | 10 | −2 | 3.32 | |
| Cerebellum | |||||
| Left | −16 | −64 | −16 | 3.49 | |
| Right | 20 | −52 | −22 | 7.23 | |
| 6 | −64 | −16 | 7.14 | ||
| 6 | −56 | −12 | 6.84 | ||
| 24 | −66 | −50 | 6.26 |
*
Significance level was set at P < 0.05 (corrected for multiple comparisons).
Abbreviations: BA: probable Brodmann's area; SPL: superior parietal lobule; SMG: supramarginal gyrus; SFG: superior frontal gyrus; MFG: middle frontal gyrus; PreCG: precentral gyrus; PostCG: postcentral gyrus; CingG: cingulate gyrus.