Activity in the primary somatosensory cortex induced by reflexological stimulation is unaffected by pseudo-information: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study

Table 2 Cortical areas showing significant activation in each subtraction analysis

Area	Brodomann’s area	MNI coordinate			T-score
		x	y	z
Stimulation of reflex area on left foot: {L(correct) + L(pseudo)} – {R(correct) + R(pseudo)}
R. supplementary motor area	BA6	8	-6	48	7.78
R. paracentral lobule	BA4/6a	6	-28	72	16.62
	BA3b/4a	8	-40	74	15.32
R. rolandic operculum		44	-32	22	5.10
R. insula		32	-24	18	6.11
R. thalamus		16	-24	0	5.08
L. cerebellum (lobule V)		-14	-40	-24	11.22
Stimulation of reflex area on right foot: {R(correct) + R(pseudo)} – {L(correct) + L(pseudo)}
L. middle cingulate gyrus	BA6	-8	-4	46	7.85
L. paracentral lobule	BA4a/6	-6	-38	66	19.36
	BA4	-6	-26	70	15.37
	BA3b/4a	-10	-44	70	14.07
L. insula		-34	-24	18	6.51
R. cerebellum (lobule V)		14	-42	-24	12.53
Stimulation of reflex area with true information: {L(correct) + R(correct)} – {L(pseudo) + R(pseudo)}
N.S.
Stimulation of reflex area with pseudo information: {L(pseudo) + R(pseudo)} – {L(correct) + R(correct)}
N.S.

The activation peak in bold was observed within SI area defined by the Anatomy toolbox [20].

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