Table 2.

Activations for age-matched, reading-matched, and dyslexic groups, and of all groups combined for rhyme > rest contrast

RegionBrodmann areaTalairach coordinatesZpVolume (ml)
xyz
Age-matched group
    Frontal lobe
        R Middle frontal gyrus104648−93.49<0.0010.14
        Limbic lobe
        L Insula13−448−24.01<0.0011.12
        L Cingulate gyrus32−1019323.64<0.0010.24
        R Cingulate gyrus32223393.93<0.0012.63
    Temporal lobe
        Superior temporal gyrus384219−184.37<0.0011.26
    Parietal lobe
        L Superior parietal lobule7−26−66463.91<0.0010.33
        R Superior parietal lobule736−62493.57<0.0010.09
    Occipital lobe
        L Middle occipital gyrus18−32−9535.13<0.0013.64
        R Middle occipital gyrus1828−9794.6<0.0012.31
    Cerebellum
        L Posterior cerebellumN/A−8−82−183.81<0.0010.29
        R Anterior cerebellumN/A4−51−44.85<0.0011.40
Reading-matched group
    Frontal lobe
        L Medial frontal gyrus6−28514.58<0.0012.86
        L Inferior frontal gyrus45−512543.33<0.0010.08
        L Precentral gyrus6−613243.78<0.0010.17
        L Precentral gyrus6−40−2373.51<0.0010.15
        R Medial frontal gyrus8822473.72<0.0010.31
        R Medial frontal gyrus9829323.68<0.0010.19
        R Inferior frontal gyrus473423−83.43<0.0010.21
    Limbic lobe
        R Insula13381833.48<0.0010.30
    Temporal lobe
        L Superior temporal gyrus38−449−74.63<0.0015.02
        L Fusiform gyrus37−44−53−124.48<0.0010.43
        R Fusiform gyrus3744−53−124.20<0.0010.24
    Occipital lobe
        L Inferior occipital gyrus18−32−92−64.33<0.0015.02
        R Middle occipital gyrus1826−9534.08<0.0013.30
    Sublobar
        L Lentiform nucleus, putamen−202−54.12<0.0014.03
        R ClaustrumN/A301013.84<0.0010.33
        L Thalamus, medial dorsal nucleus−10−1763.60<0.0010.34
    Cerebellum
        L Cerebellum anterior lobeN/A−12−51−183.46<0.0010.13
        R Cerebellum posterior lobeN/A42−67−173.97<0.0010.18
Dyslexic group
    Frontal lobe
        L Superior frontal gyrus6−610533.79<0.0010.74
        L Inferior frontal gyrus44−4812123.84<0.0010.53
        L Precentral gyrus4−46−7484.57<0.0010.63
        L Precentral gyrus6−531133.86<0.0010.22
        L Precentral gyrus6−59−4303.31<0.0010.13
    Occipital lobe
        L Middle occipital gyrus18−28−9574.54<0.0013.46
        R Cuneus1824−97−24.97<0.0012.45
All groups combined
    Frontal, limbic lobes, sublobar
        L Superior, medial frontal, cingulate gyri6, 8, 32−48536.09<0.00116.55
        L Inferior frontal, precentral gyrus, insula47, 13, 6−4017−35.52<0.00130.50
        R Inferior frontal gyrus, insula, lentiform nucleus13, 474013−44.86<0.0018.18
        R Inferior frontal, precentral gyrus6, 963−1183.51<0.0010.83
    Temporal lobe
        L Hippocampus, lentiform nucleus−32−20−73.58<0.0010.26
    Occipital lobe
        L Middle, inferior occipital gyri18−28−9557.11<0.00111.12
        R Middle, inferior occipital, fusiform gyri1828−9537.05<0.0018.32
    Sublobar
        R Thalamus14−1763.6<0.0010.28

  • p = 0.001, ET, 10; uncorrected. N/A, Not applicable