Table 2:

Activation of core auditory language regions

Region	MNI Coordinates, Statistical t-Score
	Control Group				Autism Group
	X	Y	Z	t	X	Y	Z	t
Left primary auditory cortex	−57	−16	1	17.3	−60	−19	1	13.5
Left posterior insula	−39	−31	16	12.5	−39	−31	16	6.9
Left anterior temporal pole	−51	11	−11	10.9	−51	14	−11	6.3
Left posterior superior temporal gyrus (Wernicke)	−63	−40	13	9.4	−63	−40	13	10.2
Left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex	−54	23	22	8.7	−54	20	22	7.5
Left posterior inferior frontal gyrus (Broca)	−45	23	−2	8.5	−45	23	−2	6.0
Left lateral premotor cortex	−45	−1	55	6.5	−45	−1	55	8.0
Left thalamus	−6	−7	10	6.5	−6	−7	10	4.2
Left inferior colliculus	−12	−31	−5	6.4	−9	−34	−5	5.2
Left caudate head	−18	5	16	5.5	−12	−4	16	4.7
Bilateral supplementary motor area	−3	11	61	8.2	−3	8	61	7.0
Right primary auditory cortex	57	−16	1	17.3	57	−19	1	16.2
Right anterior temporal pole	54	11	−11	8.3	54	11	−11	4.7
Right frontoinsular cortex	36	20	10	6.0	33	23	1	3.9
Right inferior colliculus	12	−31	−8	6.0	6	−37	−8	3.6
Right posterior superior temporal gyrus (Wernicke)	51	−40	13	5.7	51	−40	13	8.9
Right posterior inferior frontal gyrus (Broca)	48	20	4	5.0	45	25	0	3.0
Right lateral premotor cortex	48	−4	55	3.5	54	−4	49	5.8