Research Article

The Role of Insula-Associated Brain Network in Touch

Table 3

Correlations between the left insula and other ROIs.

ConditionNo. of ROIsLocation of ROIsBeta p-FDR

L-P4Right insula0.800.668.21 0.000001
2Left IPC0.630.565.52 0.000057
3Right OP10.610.546.29 0.000022
8Right OP30.490.454.80 0.000223
10Right OP20.440.413.91 0.001400
9Left SPL(5L)0.440.413.81 0.001515
5Right IPC0.390.373.65 0.001928
7Left SPL(5L/7A)0.380.362.36 0.029182
6Left IPC0.370.355.52 0.000057

L-D 4Right insula0.840.697.760.000002
2Left IPC0.760.645.930.000028
3Right OP10.680.597.260.000003
9Left SPL(5L)0.560.515.850.000028
7Left SPL(5L/7A)0.550.504.550.000331
6Left IPC0.500.465.510.000046
8Right OP30.430.414.110.000663
10Right OP20.440.413.860.001054
5Right IPC0.400.384.320.000475

M-P 2Left IPC1.040.788.890.000000
4Right insula0.970.756.640.000007
3Right OP10.840.696.710.000007
5Right IPC0.680.596.220.000013
10Right OP20.560.514.140.000625
6Left IPC0.550.505.010.000140
8Right OP30.530.494.50.000366
9Left SPL(5L)0.480.454.420.000381
7Left SPL(5L/7A)0.490.453.410.001867

M-D 4Right insula1.02 0.77 7.67 0.000041
2Left IPC0.87 0.70 10.40 0.000000
3Right OP10.81 0.67 8.33 0.000000
5Right IPC0.72 0.62 5.49 0.000315
10Right OP20.55 0.50 5.67 0.000048
8Right OP30.54 0.49 4.15 0.000613
9Left SPL(5L)0.52 0.48 4.57 0.000315
6Left IPC0.46 0.43 4.16 0.000613
7Left SPL(5L/7A)0.37 0.35 3.76 0.001332

Ten clusters were used as ROIs in the ROI-to-ROI analysis. Each cluster was numbered according to its size (1 being the largest), as in Table 2. The 2nd level beta values represented Fisher-transformed correlation coefficient values. The values were acquired by using inverse Fisher transformation.