Table 2.

MNI coordinates of maxima of volume differences for whole-brain between-group comparisons of deaf and hearing native users of ASL

Comparison	MNI coordinates			Anatomical region	BA	Z
Comparison	x	y	z	Anatomical region	BA	Z
Hearing > deaf	GMV differences
	−33	−25	6	L. transverse temporal gyrus^{^a}	41	4.01
	−36	−3	−30	L. middle temporal gyrus^{^b}	21	4.61
	32	−18	12	R. claustrum^{^c}		3.92
	39	−6	−27	R. fusiform gyrus^{^b}	20	3.82
	WMV differences
	−52	−22	−8	L. middle temporal gyrus^{^d}	21	4.93
	50	−21	9	R. superior temporal gyrus^{^e}	41	4.00
	46	2	−38	R. middle temporal gyrus^{^f}	21	4.04
Deaf > hearing	GMV differences
	22	41	52	R. superior frontal gyrus^{^g}	8	4.07
	WMV differences
	No significant clusters

↵^aCluster extends into the superior temporal gyrus and the insula.
↵^bCluster extends into the inferior temporal gyrus, the fusiform gyrus, and parahippocampal gyrus.
↵^cCluster extends into the transverse temporal gyrus, superior temporal gyrus, the insula, and the inferior parietal lobule.
↵^dCluster extends into the transverse temporal gyrus, superior temporal gyrus, inferior temporal gyrus, insula, fusiform gyrus, and parahippocampal gyrus.
↵^eCluster extends into the transverse temporal gyrus and insula.
↵^fCluster extends into the fusiform gyrus and inferior temporal gyrus.
↵^gCluster extends into the middle frontal gyrus.