Table 1 Peak activated brain regions for the four levels kinship in Chinese and English participants (P < 0.005, FWE-Corrected, k > 30 voxels).

From: Language modulates brain activity underlying representation of kinship terms

Region	Chinese							English
Region	Side	BA	Peak t-value	x	y	z		BA	Peak t-value	x	y	z
Level 1
Inferior Temporal Gyrus	R	20	17.07	50	−53	−14
Inferior Occipital Gyrus	L	18	14.28	−41	−78	−5	L	19	14.13	−41	−81	−10
	R						R	19	13.35	41	−75	−5
Precuneus	R	7	9.33	28	−72	38	R	7	10.82	28	−66	38
Superior Parietal Lobule	R	7	9.41	19	−69	58	L	7	10.08	−25	−59	48
Inferior Parietal Lobule	L	40	10.62	−31	−47	53	L	40	9.72	−34	−47	48
Precentral Gyrus	L	3	13.6	−56	−16	29
Medial Frontal Gyrus	L	6	11.85	−3	0	62
Superior Frontal Gyrus							R	6	10.72	3	9	58
Postcentral Gyrus							L	3	9.82	−56	−16	48
Level 2
Fusiform Gyrus	R	19	15.93	31	−63	−19
Middle Occipital Gyrus	R	19	15.34	41	−85	−5	R	19	16.2	31	−88	14
	L		14.38	−44	−69	−10	L	37	15.58	−41	−72	0
Precuneus	R						R	7	13.12	28	−66	38
Superior Parietal Lobule	L	7	14.59	−28	−59	48	L	7	12.17	−25	−59	58
Medial Frontal Gyrus	L	6	12.98	−3	0	67	L	6	11.54	−3	−3	62
Putamen	L		12.37	−25	−3	5
Thalamus							L		12.53	−19	−22	5
Level 3
Inferior Occipital Gyrus	L	18	13.44	−38	−85	−10	L	19	16.03	−38	−81	−10
	R						R	19	14.3	41	−72	−5
Middle Occipital Gyrus	R	19	17.38	50	−56	−10	R	19	12.53	47	−75	5
	L	19	14.85	−47	−75	0	L	37	15.73	−41	−72	0
Medial Frontal Gyrus	L	6	10.33	−6	13	48	L	6	12.23	−3	0	62
Superior Frontal Gyrus	L	6	14.03	−3	3	67	R	6	11.56	3	9	53
Postcentral Gyrus							L	2	11.69	−41	−28	43
Putamen	L		16.29	−22	−3	5	R		12.09	22	−3	−5
Precunues							R		11.74	28	−66	38
Thalamus							L		11.45	−19	−22	10
Level 4
Inferior Occipital Gyrus	R	18	16.03	41	−85	−5	R	19	15.85	41	−72	−5
Thalamus			15.84	28	−31	5	L		14.43	−16	−22	0
Superior Parietal Lobule	L	7	12.26	−31	−53	53	R	7	12.59	28	−66	48
Superior Frontal Gyrus	L	6	12.4	−3	3	67	R	6	10.52	0	9	53
Middle Occipital Gyrus	L	37	15.19	−44	−69	−10
Inferior Frontal Gyrus	L	9	15.08	−47	6	34	L	9	7.98	−44	3	34
Precuneus	R	7	11.22	28	−72	34	L	7	12.18	−25	−63	53

Note. BA refers to putative Brodmann’s Area; L and R refer to left and right hemispheres; x, y and z refer to MNI coordinates in the left–right, anterior–posterior and inferior–superior dimensions, respectively; t refers to the t-score at those coordinates (local maxima).

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Table 1 Peak activated brain regions for the four levels kinship in Chinese and English participants (P < 0.005, FWE-Corrected, k > 30 voxels).

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