Table II.
Stereotaxic coordinates of significant activation foci revealed by the contrast Writing minus Tapping*
Brain region | Anatomical location (approximate BA) | x | y | z | Z‐score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parietal | |||||
Left | SPL (BA 7) | −26 | −56 | 40 | 5.93 |
−28 | −46 | 58 | 4.55 | ||
Premotor | |||||
Left | SFG (BA 6) | −20 | −2 | 56 | 4.86 |
MFG (BA 6) | −28 | 4 | 46 | 4.56 | |
IFG (BA 44) | −44 | 12 | 22 | 5.36 | |
Occipitotemporal | |||||
Left | LG (BA 18) | −20 | −88 | −8 | 6.36 |
FG (BA 18, 19) | −34 | −70 | −14 | 7.26 | |
−34 | −54 | −16 | 7.17 | ||
−24 | −82 | −14 | 6.46 | ||
Right | FG (BA 18, 19) | 28 | −74 | −14 | 7.28 |
ITG (BA 19, 37) | 50 | −62 | −10 | 5.51 | |
50 | −70 | 0 | 4.41 | ||
Occipital | |||||
Left | MOG (BA 18, 19) | −26 | −90 | 6 | 6.97 |
−20 | −96 | 10 | 6.94 | ||
IOG (BA 18, 19) | −34 | −80 | −6 | 6.53 | |
Cuneus (BA 17, 18) | −12 | −98 | 2 | 7.09 | |
−6 | −84 | 6 | 4.97 | ||
Right | MOG (BA 18, 19) | 32 | −86 | 6 | 7.59 |
IOG (BA 18, 19) | 28 | −94 | 8 | 6.79 | |
26 | −82 | −10 | 6.73 | ||
44 | −72 | −14 | 6.06 | ||
42 | −76 | −6 | 5.53 | ||
Cerebellum | |||||
Right | 34 | −50 | −22 | 7.01 | |
32 | −38 | −24 | 5.87 |
Significance level was set at P < 0.05 (corrected for multiple comparisons).
Abbreviations not listed in Table I are: IFG: inferior frontal gyrus; LG: lingual gyrus; FG: fusiform gyrus; ITG: inferior temporal gyrus; MOG: middle occipital gyrus; and IOG: inferior occipital gyrus.