Research Article

Neuronal Substrates Underlying Performance Variability in Well-Trained Skillful Motor Task in Humans

Table 1

Brain regions where activity was negatively correlated with the number of correct sequences (PERFROMANCE image).

Brain areasCoordinates of peaks-value

Right hemisphere
 MFG3644264.52
 IFG3632264.00
 MCC1024384.65
 455620304.28
 61012564.91
 Insula3810−104.76
 PF62−32284.90
 PFt50−36484.84
 hiP240−34384.38
 7PC42−48584.46
 7A34−56545.48

Left hemisphere
 MFG−3440164.26
 MCC−1018364.91
 44−4610264.36
 6−48524.49
 Insula−4216−24.67
 STG−504−24.23
 PG−62−18404.28
 2−52−24384.90
 PF−62−36204.89
 PFt−60−16304.83
 hiP2−40−44484.41
 hiP3−30−50446.04
 Lobule VI−32−50−364.67
 Lobule VII−44−52−344.42

Peaks in brain activation that were more than 4 mm apart from each other were reported (voxel size = 2 × 2 × 2 mm). For anatomical identification of peaks, we only considered cytoarchitectonic areas with more than 30% probability available in the anatomy toolbox. Cytoarchitectonic area with the highest probability was reported for each peak. When cytoarchitectonic areas with more than 30% probability were not available for a peak, we simply provided its anatomical location. When several peaks were identified at the same cytoarchitectonic area or anatomical location, we only provided the peak coordinates with the highest -value. MFG: middle frontal gyrus. IFG: inferior frontal gyrus. MCC: middle cingulate cortex. STG: superior temporal gyrus. PG: postcentral gyrus.