Table 5.

Common areas of activation for spatial and temporal orientation of attention as measured by fMRI

Brain areasx y z (mm)Z score
Frontal cortex
R lateral premotor (BA 6)48, −3, 426.47
R medial premotor (BA 6)9, 0, 577.01
R dorsolateral prefrontal (BA 46)36, 39, 185.39
R ventrolateral prefrontal (BA 47)42, 47, −66.56
R insula27, 6, −37.20
L lateral motor/premotor (BA 4/6)−51, 0, 396.34
L medial premotor (BA 6)−3, 0, 517.82
L dorsolateral prefrontal (BA 46)−36, 48, 244.99
L ventrolateral prefrontal (BA 47)−30, 27, −65.47
L insula−24, 9, 07.48
b. Parietal cortex
R intraparietal sulcus36, −54, 456.89
L intraparietal sulcus−42, −30, 397.23
c. Visual cortex
R ventral posterior visual39, −84, −95.51
L ventral posterior visual−39, −72, −96.96
d. Sucbcortial
R thalamus12, −9, 36.40
L thalamus−12, −12, 06.30
R cerebellum36, −87, −186.56
L cerebellum−48, −60, −216.70
  • All areas are significant at a corrected threshold ofp < 0.05.