Table 2 Group differences in fMRI BOLD activation for ToM vs. random animation and GD vs. random animation (whole-brain analysis)
From: Aberrant functioning of the theory-of-mind network in children and adolescents with autism
Contrast and direction | Region | Hemi. | Cluster vol. (in μl) | Peak coordinates MNI | Peak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
x | y | z | t | ||||
ToM vs. RD | Superior medial gyrus | L | 28,593 | −4 | 36 | 34 | 5.0 |
TD > ASD | Insula/inferior frontal | L | 7371 | −24 | 22 | −12 | 4.1 |
Precentral gyrus | L | 6453 | −40 | 4 | 34 | 5.0 | |
Angular gyrus | L | 5427 | −42 | −56 | 40 | 4.0 | |
Cerebellum (Crus VI) | L | 3213 | −22 | −86 | −26 | 4.8 | |
Precuneus | L | 3024 | −6 | −44 | 40 | 3.7 | |
Thalamus | R | 2835 | 2 | −8 | 18 | 4.3 | |
ASD > TD | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
GD vs. RD | |||||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |