Increased Insular Connectivity and Enhanced Empathic Ability Associated with Dance/Music Training
Table 3
Insular subdivision connectivity in dancers, musicians, and controls.
Region
BA
MNI coordinates
Peak score
Cluster voxels
Post hoc analysis
a (dancer-control)
b (musician-control)
c (dancer-musician)
Seed: left PI
ACC
BA 24
5
26
26
8.95
36
—
MCC
BA 23
9
-12
39
8.87
32
—
Seed: right PI
MCC
BA 48
6
-19
40
9.21
68
—
—
ACC
BA 48
6
24
26
9.32
39
—
—
Seed: left vAI
MFC
BA 8
-4
19
51
14.23
246
—
INS.L
BA 48
-38
15
2
13.32
162
—
MTG.L
BA 21
-63
-48
-2
8.86
85
—
ACC
BA 32
10
29
33
8.58
46
—
Seed: right vAI
MFC
BA 8
-3
23
51
12.65
194
—
INS.L
BA 48
-36
16
2
15.58
171
—
MTG.L
BA 21
-61
-47
-2
20.55
127
—
ACC
BA 32
13
29
23
7.96
42
—
Seed: left dAI
MTG.L
BA 21
-61
-47
-4
13.23
124
—
MTG.R
BA 21
61
-44
-6
9.63
108
—
—
ACC
BA 32
10
29
24
14.48
96
—
Seed: right dAI
MTG.L
BA 21
-63
-48
-4
19.09
168
—
ACC
BA 32
10
31
25
13.28
102
—
PoCG.L
BA 43
-59
-14
31
11.09
122
—
MTG.R
BA 21
62
-41
-6
11.01
127
—
—
PrCG.R
BA 6
46
2
31
10.07
119
—
a indicates the values for post hoc analysis between the dancers and the controls. b indicates the values for post hoc analysis between the musicians and the controls. c indicates the values for post hoc analysis between the dancers and the musicians. — indicates that the comparison results of post hoc analysis were not significant.
