Table 3.

List of brain areas showing significant association between muscle spindle-related brain activity (i.e. TENDON > BONE) and balance performance in terms of ES

Location of peak association with ESSidexyzt valuep value
Cluster 1: 2148 voxels
    Anterior insulaR362084.830.004
R303023.490.004
R3026−23.470.004
    Inferior frontal gyrus (p. tri, BA 45)R384484.620.004
R364444.530.004
    Orbital frontal cortex (BA 47)R5022−144.440.004
    Inferior frontal gyrus (p. oper, BA 44)R486144.370.004
R54423.960.004
    Basal ganglia (putamen)R20−6103.310.005
    Basal ganglia (pallidum)R22−883.260.005
Cluster 2: 528 voxels
    pre-SMA (BA 6)R818684.130.004
R82703.720.004
R822583.450.004
R216483.190.006
    Dorsal anterior cingulate (BA 32)R824422.970.008
R628402.960.008
Cluster 3: 404 voxels
    Anterior insulaL−302804.250.004
L−361603.720.004
L−2620−83.380.005
Cluster 4: 347 voxels
    Supramarginal gyrus (BA 40)R56−36443.630.004
R54−36403.620.004
Cluster 5: 232 voxels
    Middle frontal gyrus (DLPFC, BA 46)R3246164.220.004
R2650223.900.004
Cluster 6: 131 voxels
    Middle frontal gyrus (DLPFC, BA 9)R4818443.370.004
R4814423.150.006
    Precentral gyrus (BA 6)R426363.300.005
R4610443.170.006
R4612403.160.006
R524403.020.008
Cluster 7: 41 voxels
    Middle frontal gyrus (DLPFC, BA 46)R3830323.710.004
R3638342.990.008
Cluster 8: 37 voxels
    Parietal operculum (S2, BA 43)R68−20203.730.004
  • R, Right; L, left; p. tri, pars triangularis; p. oper, pars opercularis; DLPFC, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; S2, secondary somatosensory region.