BioMed Research International

Research Article

Hemispheric Asymmetry of Human Brain Anatomical Network Revealed by Diffusion Tensor Tractography

Table 1

Cortical and subcortical regions of interest defined in the study.
IndexRegionsAbbr.
(1, 2)Precentral gyrusPreCG
(3, 4)Superior frontal gyrus, dorsolateralSFGdor
(5, 6)Superior frontal gyrus, orbital partORBsup
(7, 8)Middle frontal gyrusMFG
(9, 10)Middle frontal gyrus, orbital partORBmid
(11, 12)Inferior frontal gyrus, opercular partIFGoperc
(13, 14)Inferior frontal gyrus, triangular partIFGtriang
(15, 16)Inferior frontal gyrus, orbital partORBinf
(17, 18)Rolandic operculumROL
(19, 20)Supplementary motor areaSMA
(21, 22)Olfactory cortexOLF
(23, 24)Superior frontal gyrus, medialSFGmed
(25, 26)Superior frontal gyrus, medial orbitalORBsupmed
(27, 28)Gyrus rectusREC
(29, 30)InsulaINS
(31, 32)Anterior cingulate and paracingulate gyriACG
(33, 34)Median cingulate and paracingulate gyriDCG
(35, 36)Posterior cingulate gyrusPCG
(37, 38)HippocampusHIP
(39, 40)Parahippocampal gyrusPHG
(41, 42)AmygdalaAMYG
(43, 44)Calcarine fissure and surrounding cortexCAL
(45, 46)CuneusCUN
(47, 48)Lingual gyrusLING
(49, 50)Superior occipital gyrusSOG
(51, 52)Middle occipital gyrusMOG
(53, 54)Inferior occipital gyrusIOG
(55, 56)Fusiform gyrusFFG
(57, 58)Postcentral gyrusPoCG
(59, 60)Superior parietal gyrusSPG
(61, 62)Inferior parietal but supramarginal and angular gyriIPL
(63, 64)Supramarginal gyrusSMG
(65, 66)Angular gyrusANG
(67, 68)PrecuneusPCUN
(69, 70)Paracentral lobulePCL
(71, 72)Caudate nucleusCAU
(73, 74)Lenticular nucleus, putamenPUT
(75, 76)Lenticular nucleus, pallidumPAL
(77, 78)ThalamusTHA
(79, 80)Heschl gyrusHES
(81, 82)Superior temporal gyrusSTG
(83, 84)Temporal pole: superior temporal gyrusTPOsup
(85, 86)Middle temporal gyrusMTG
(87, 88)Temporal pole: middle temporal gyrusTPOmid
(89, 90)Inferior temporal gyrusITG
Note: the regions are listed in terms of a prior template of an AAL atlas [46].