Table 4.
Significantly activated areas when ’AF’ condition was compared to ’CF’ condition (AF-CF condition)
| Region | Side | BA | MNI coordinates | Peak t-value | Cluster size (voxels) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x | y | z | |||||
| HC group >ASD group | |||||||
| Cingulate gyrus | Left | 32 | -12 | 22 | 30 | 3.29 | 25 |
| Superior frontal gyrus | Left | 9 | -14 | 44 | 32 | 3.21 | 38 |
| Superior frontal gyrus | Left | 9 | -23 | 41 | 33 | 3.15 | |
| Inferior semilunar lobule | Left | -32 | -78 | -43 | 3.19 | 41 | |
| Inferior semilunar lobule | Left | -38 | -72 | -43 | 3.12 | ||
| ASD group > HC group | |||||||
| Claustrum | Left | -25 | 20 | 15 | 3.61 | 64 | |
| Amygdala | Right | 33 | -7 | -21 | 3.55 | 50 | |
| Middle temporal gyrus | Right | 37 | 45 | -62 | 5 | 3.43 | 85 |
| Inferior temporal gyrus | Right | 37 | 49 | -71 | 2 | 2.85 | |
| Culmen | Right | 21 | -29 | -23 | 3.21 | 36 | |
| Insula | Left | 13 | -42 | -2 | 3 | 2.9 | 28 |
Thresholded at p <0.005 uncorrected voxel level, extent threshold 20 voxels. AF: aesthetic-fractal, ASD: autism spectrum disorder, BA: Brodmann area, CF: control-fractal, HC: healthy control, MNI: Montreal Neuroimaing Institute