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. 2021 Sep 27;10:e69523. doi: 10.7554/eLife.69523

Table 5. Direct comparisons between alphabetic languages and morpho-syllabic languages in functional studies.

Regions MNI coordinate SDM-Z p Voxels Cluster breakdown (Voxels)
Hypoactivation in DD
Alphabetic languages > Morpho-syllabic languages
Left MTG −54,–62,8 1.203 0.0000 2,173 Left MTG, BA 37 (453)Left MTG, BA 48 (294)Left MTG, BA 21 (293)Corpus callosum (184)
Right STG 60,–18,4 1.080 0.0000 2047 Right STG, BA 22 (400)Corpus callosum (373)Right insula, BA 48 (278)Right STG, BA 48 (259)Right rolandic operculum, BA 48 (193)
Left fusiform gyrus −40,–42,–24 1.279 0.0000 924 Left fusiform gyrus, BA 37 (198)Left ITG, BA 20 (198)
Morpho-syllabic languages > Alphabetic languages
Left IFG opercular part –48,8,30 –3.945 0.0000 2093 Left precentral gyrus, BA 6 (512)Left IFG opercular part, BA 44 (274)Left precentral gyrus, BA 44 (191)Corpus callosum (161)Left IFG, triangular part, BA 48 (159)
Hyperactivation in DD  
Morpho-syllabic languages > Alphabetic languages
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Morpho-syllabic languages > Alphabetic languages
Right precentral gyrus 40,–20,54 –2.262 0.0000 1,518 Right precentral gyrus, BA 6 (525)Right precentral gyrus, BA 4 (306)Right postcentral gyrus, BA 3 (286)Right postcentral gyrus, BA 4 (171)