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. 2011 Jul 18;33(8):1973–1986. doi: 10.1002/hbm.21340

Table IIa.

Within‐group comparisons: maxima of activation associated with each of the two PASAT conditions contrasted to the control task and to each other in the two groups of subjects

Healthy participants Patients
Stereotaxic coordinates Stereotaxic coordinates
Brain area BA x y z Z score Brain area BA x y z Z score
PASAT‐3s vs. control task
Middle frontal gyrus L 9 −48 6 36 4.7 Superior frontal gyrus L 6 −9 6 54 4.26
Middle frontal gyrus L 46 −39 33 27 3.72 Middle frontal gyrus L 6 −36 − 3 48 3.78
Superior frontal gyrus L 6 − 6 9 54 4.45 Inferior frontal gyrus R 44 57 9 18 3.46
Superior frontal gyrus R 6 3 9 54 4.45 Inferior frontal gyrus R 47 45 21 −3 3.29
Middle frontal gyrus R 9 51 6 33 3.66 ACC R 24 6 21 24 3.72
Middle frontal gyrus R 46 42 39 33 3.2 ACC L 32 − 6 24 27 3.41
Insula R 48 39 − 9 −9 2.38 Inferior parietal gyrus L 40 −48 −42 36 4.29
Inferior frontal gyrus R 47 39 24 0 2.39 Inferior parietal gyrus R 40 42 −42 51 3.32
PCC R 23 6 −30 27 4.46 Superior tempor. gyrus R 42 66 −33 15 3.33
Inferior parietal gyrus L 40 −39 −54 42 4.7 Mesial lenticular L −15 − 3 3 4.36
Inferior parietal gyrus R 40 42 −51 54 3.7 Thalamus R 9 − 9 3 3.95
Superior tempor. gyrus L 42 −42 −36 9 3
Thalamus L −12 − 3 15 3.38
PASAT‐random vs. control task
Middle frontal gyrus R 6 39 3 51 4.39 Inferior frontal gyrus, anterior insula R 47/48 33 21 −6 4.45
Middle frontal gyrus R 9 45 9 42 4.32 Middle frontal gyrus R 46 45 51 15 4.06
Middle frontal gyrus L 9 −48 9 39 4.22 Middle frontal gyrus R 10 33 51 18 3.98
Superior frontal gyrus R 6 3 3 54 3.72 Middle frontal gyrus R 8 33 24 48 3.43
Superior frontal gyrus L 6 − 9 0 60 3.65 Superior frontal gyrus R 6 36 0 60 2.83
Superior parietal gyrus R 7 36 −51 51 3.63 Middle frontal gyrus L 6 −27 6 51 4.43
Inferior parietal gyrus R 40 36 −30 39 2.98 Superior frontal gyrus L 6 − 9 6 54 4.37
Inferior parietal gyrus L 40 −51 −45 51 3.66 Middle frontal gyrus L 46 −33 24 21 3.98
Precuneus L 7 −15 −78 48 3.65 Inferior frontal gyrus L 45 −48 21 20 3.65
Hippocampus R 27 33 −42 0 3.21 Inferior frontal gyrus L 47 −24 24 −3 3.70
Caudate nucleus R 9 − 6 21 2.75 Insula L 48 −39 9 6 3.35
Thalamus L −12 −27 18 3.98 ACC R 32 9 21 27 4
ACC L 32 −12 24 27 3.75
Inferior parietal gyrus L 40 −30 −57 42 3.76
Précuneus L 7 − 6 −75 45 3.82
Inferior parietal gyrus R 40 36 −42 33 3.29
Caudate nucleus R 9 −6 0 3.88
Thalamus, dorso‐median L − 3 −21 12 3.84
R 6 −31 9 3.75
PASAT‐random vs. PASAT 3s
No significant activation
PASAT 3s vs. PASAT‐random
Inferior frontal gyrus R 36 9 −15 3.9 No significant activation

P = 0.05 corrected

ACC, anterior cingulate cortex; BA = Brodmann Area