Table 4:

White matter regions within the boundaries of the AAL* atlas where dyslexic subjects were significantly greater than control subjects in the skeletonized fractional anisotropy

Brain Regiont StatisticNo. of VoxelsMNI CoordinatesBrodmann Areas
xyz
Precentral L2.6186323−4483344
Frontal Inf Orb L2.8110221−3926−1447
Fusiform R2.902051937−41−2437
Postcentral L2.8995715−47−23453
Temporal Mid L2.8058936−542−3220
Temporal Mid R2.840471661−11−1621
Temporal Inf L2.8902939−45−21−3320
Cerebellum R2.6812211641−60−39
Cerebellum L2.7686745−42−63−48
  • Note:—L, indicates left; R, right; Inf, inferior; Orb, orbital.

  • * AAL refers to the automated anatomical labeling map which is a 3D map containing 116 brain regions co-registered to standard MNI space.

  • MNI coordinates refers to a standard brain imaging coordinate system developed by the Montreal Neurological Institute.