Research Article

Functional Topography of Human Corpus Callosum: An fMRI Mapping Study

Table 3

Mean Talairach coordinates of callosal activation foci evoked in control subjects by different kind of stimulation.

StimulationTalairach coordinates

Sweet anterior ( ) 3 21 12
Sweet posterior ( ) 1 −3814
Salty ( ) 0 15 19
Bitter anterior ( )−4 10 25
Bitter posterior ( ) −9−3410
Hand motor L&R ( ) 0 026
Hand motor L or R ( ) 0−1123
Hand anterior ( )*−3−423
Hand central ( )*−1−2718
Face ( ) 0 −3314
Tongue anterior ( ) 3 16 18
Tongue posterior ( )−5−3016
Forearm ( ) 0 −2622
Arm ( ) 1 −3117
Shoulder ( )−3−2517
Trunk ( ) 0 −2916
Thigh ( )−2 20
Leg ( )−1−3214
Foot anterior ( )** 1 −325
Foot posterior ( )**−2−3416
Peripheral visual field ( )2−3712
Central visual field ( )1−3314
Auditory binaural ( )−5−3617

5 subjects show activation both in the anterior and central focus.
1 subject shows activation both in the anterior and central focus.