Impaired social brain network for processing dynamic facial expressions in autism spectrum disorders

BMC Neuroscience

Table 1 Brain regions showing significant activation for dynamic versus static facial expressions

Brain region	BA	Control					ASD
		Coordinates			T -value	Cluster	Coordinates			T -value	Cluster
		x	y	z		size (mm³)	x	y	z		size (mm³)
R. middle occipital gyrus	19	34	-84	8	7.12	77624	46	-78	0	6.35	27336
R. middle temporal gyrus	37	52	-62	0	17.60		52	-64	-2	9.29
R. middle temporal gyrus	37	40	-60	-12	6.92
R. middle temporal gyrus	21	50	-36	6	6.05		48	-48	6	6.21
R. temporal pole	38	54	6	-12	3.42
R. supra marginal gyrus	48	54	-28	28	5.75		60	-24	38	3.92
R. precentral gyrus	6	40	-2	50	4.59		48	-6	46	3.42
R. inferior frontal gyrus	45	56	28	10	4.47
R. middle frontal gyrus	9	52	8	36	4.59		46	8	36	3.73
R. hippocampus	-	32	-10	-16	4.27
R. amygdala	-	28	-8	-12	4.54
R. medial superior frontal gyrus	10	6	64	22	4.50	4720
L. medial superior frontal gyrus	10	-14	50	18	4.76
L. middle occipital gyrus	19	-48	-78	0	13.45	47592	-52	-72	2	9.28	16928
L. middle temporal gyrus	21	-56	-50	10	6.62		-58	-54	2	4.55
L. middle temporal gyrus	22	-52	-18	0	3.19
L. superior temporal gyrus	42	-62	-32	20	3.52
L. fusiform gyrus	37	-42	-58	-16	4.86
L. supra marginal gyrus	48	-46	-32	22	4.07
L. amygdala	-	-26	-6	-16	4.65	5368

The coordinates of the foci of activation in Montreal Neurological Institute space, the T-values, and the cluster sizes for the control and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) groups are shown in the left and right parts, respectively.The extent threshold of p < .05, corrected for multiple comparisons, with the height threshold of p < .01 (uncorrected) were used.

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