Table 3 Brain regions associated with different linguistic components based on a Representational Similarity Analysis

From: Distinct neural representations of different linguistic components following sign language learning

Anatomical region

Coordinates (x, y, z)

Z-scores

Sentence-level processing

 Broca’s area

−55,21,17

3.72

 Area 55b

−41,3,51

3.72

 L Superior Temporal gyrus (STG)

−67,−38,12

3.72

 R STG

67,−33,13

3.72

 L STS

−59,−44,1

3.72

 R STS

46,−32,−1

3.72

 L MTG

−62,−6,−22

3.72

 L Angular gyrus

−47,−67,28

3.72

 L SMG

−60,−44,−26

3.72

 L Precuneus

−1,−63,30

3.72

 L Fusiform gyrus

−37,−51,−21

3.72

 L PFC

−9,45,48

3.72

 L SMA

−3,4,61

3.72

 R SMA

6,12,60

3.72

 L Precentral gyrus

−54,−6,47

3.72

 R Precentral gyrus

53,−4,47

3.72

Lexical processing

 L Angular gyrus

−45,−69,22

3.72

 L dlPFC

−10,56,35

3.72

 L medial PFC

−4,54,24

3.72

 L Precentral gyrus

−39,−19,66

3.72

 L Postcentral gyrus

−50,−27,57

3.72

 L MTG

−64,−37,−10

3.72

 L Inferior Temporal gyrus (IFG)

−58,−49,−19

3.72

 L IFG

−54,26,5

3.72

 L Fusiform

−48,−56,−12

3.72

 L Precuneus

−4,−60,32

3.72

Initial phonological processing

L dlPFC

−41,46,6

3.72

R dlPFC

40,50,1

3.72

L medial PFC

−2,40,42

3.72

R medial PFC

7,43,26

3.72

L Lateral Occipital cortex

−33,−89,11

3.72

L Posterior Cingulate gyrus

−1,−34,39

3.72

R Posterior Cingulate gyrus

4,−38,32

3.72

L Fusiform Gyrus

−34,−62,−18

3.72

R Fusiform Gyrus

35,−58,−16

3.72

L MTG

−65,−33,−11

3.72

R MTG

67,−30,−8

3.72

L Precentral gyrus

−40,−18,63

3.72

L Postcentral gyrus

−52,−23,56

3.72

L IPS

−26,−70,30

3.72

L SPL

−22,−80,44

3.72

  1. Z-scores represent maximal values within a cluster.