Table 2 Main regions showing significant differences in the pMCC(+), left AMYG(+), left AMYG(−), right aINS(+) and right aINS(−) networks among advanced batters (AB), intermediate batters (IB) and healthy controls (HC) by ANCOVA.

From: Altered Central Autonomic Network in Baseball Players: A Resting-state fMRI Study

Region (BA)

 

MNI Coordinates

Peak F score

Cluster size

x

y

z

(voxels)

pMCC(+): POST/IPL/SMG (2/40)

L

−42

−39

54

12.40

231

pMCC(+): POST/IPL/SMG (2/40)

R

54

−24

45

14.86

172

L AMYG(+): putamen

R

27

−3

9

9.38

27

L AMYG(−): IPL/POST (40)

L

−48

−30

45

9.61

37

R aINS(+): dACC (24)

B

3

33

15

10.45

40

R aINS(−): PRE (4)

R

18

−30

69

10.49

40

  1. The voxel- and cluster-wise thresholds were set at p < 0.01, AlphaSim corrected. BA, brodmann area. MNI, Montreal neurological institute. pMCC, posterior midcingulate cortex; AMYG, amygdala; aINS, anterior insular cortex; POST, postcentral gyrus; IPL, inferior parietal lobule; SMG, supramarginal gyrus; dACC, dorsal anterior cingulate cortex; PRE, precentral gyrus; L, left; R, right; B, bilateral.