Table 2.

Brain regions with positive correlation between gray matter and musician status

XYZt value Region (Brodmann area)
− 62 − 40 − 16 5.45 Left inferior temporal gyrus (20)
60 − 40 − 20 4.69 Right inferior temporal gyrus (20)
− 28 − 21 63 4.63 Left precentral gyrus (4, 6)
27 − 50 60 4.55 Right superior parietal cortex (5, 7)
28 − 22 62 4.32 Right precentral gyrus (4, 6)
− 39 − 28 3 4.32 Left Heschl's gyrus (41)
− 42 50 0 4.10 Left inferior frontal gyrus (46)
10 − 21 57 3.86 Right medial frontal gyrus (6)
Left anterior cerebellar lobe
− 32 − 56 − 30 3.58 (Larsell lobes HV/HVI)
  • p < 0.05 corrected for multiple comparisons; extent threshold, p < 0.1. Coordinates (given in millimeters for the maximum value in the cluster) refer to the template space and correspond only approximately to the space of the Talairach atlas.