Perceiving pitch absolutely: Comparing absolute and relative pitch possessors in a pitch memory task

Schulze, Katrin; Gaab, Nadine; Schlaug, Gottfried

doi:10.1186/1471-2202-10-106

BMC Neuroscience

Table 1 Activated brain areas during the pitch memory task in AP+ and AP- and the functional activation difference between both groups.

From: Perceiving pitch absolutely: Comparing absolute and relative pitch possessors in a pitch memory task

area	left hemisphere					right hemisphere
	BA	x	y	z	t-value	BA	x	y	z	t-value
*AP musicians, ITP 0–3 (cluster level p < 0.05, voxel extent = 10, FDR corr.)*
Pre-supplementary motor area	6	0	8	53	6.6
inferior parietal lobule	40	-50	-38	50	6.32	40	53	-34	50	6.91
superior temporal gyrus	42	-63	-23	7	14.03	42	65	-19	8	13.21
cerebellum		-24	-71	-17	5.19		30 8	-69 -31	-17 -3	7.24 6.23
*AP musicians, ITP 4–6 (cluster level p < 0.05, voxel extent = 10, FDR corr.)*
inferior frontal gyrus	44	-51	15	21	6.52	45	51	20	21	5.43
inferior parietal lobule						40	48	-48	54	7.79
anterior superior temporal gyrus	38	-51	17	-11	7.92
Cerebellum		-38	-65	-17	6.65		32	-71	-18	7.67
*non-AP musicians, ITP 0–3 (cluster level p < 0.05, voxel extent = 10, FDR corr.)*
pre-supplementary motor area						6	0	14	45	6.21
inferior frontal gyrus						44	53	17	25	6.11
inferior parietal lobule						40	46	-40	57	8.71
superior temporal gyrus	42	-65	-25	12	13.77	22	63	-6	-1	12.85
thalamus		0	-11	8	6.71
Cerebellum		-32	-63	-20	6.93
*non-AP musicians, ITP 4–6 (cluster level p < 0.05, voxel extent = 10, FDR corr.)*
inferior parietal lobule						40	46	-44	56	7.43
Cerebellum		-36	-63	-19	8.96
*AP musicians > non – AP musicians, ITP 0–3 (p < 0.001, voxel extent = 10, uncorr.)*
ventrolateral premotor cortex						6	55	7	31	4.78
						6	53	2	39	3.69
Precuneus						7	2	-76	42	3.43
intraparietal sulcus	7/40	-42	-54	51	3.66
Anterior superior temporal gyrus						22	61	-7	11	3.19
						22	65	-15	4	4.45
superior temporal sulcus	21/22	-61	-18	-4	5.34	21/22	67	-35	4	3.67
	21/22	-65	-33	7	4.54
	21/22	-63	-23	5	3.56
brainstem							10	-31	-3	3.55
*AP musicians > non – AP musicians, ITP 4–6 (p < 0.001, voxel extent = 10, uncorr.)*
IFG	44	-50	13	21	3.54	47	28	37	-2	3.26
IPCS	6/44	-34	5	29	3.41
precuneus						7	4	-54	47	3.54
superior parietal lobule	7	-18	-66	49	4.15	7	16	-69	51	4
	7	-18	-56	43	3.54
inferior parietal lobule	40	-40	-58	51	4.13	40	38	-64	47	3.68
	40	-46	-33	35	3.67
*non-AP musicians > AP musicians, ITP 0–3 (p < 0.001, voxel extent = 10, uncorr.)*
SMA	6	0	-15	49	3.43
postcentral gyrus						2	59	-19	40	4.16
postcentral sulcus						7	22	-45	69	3.13
Superior parietal lobule	7	-14	-51	65	3.59	7	30	-45	67	3.8
intraparietal sulcus						7/40	40	-42	63	4.57
Inferior parietal lobule	40	-61	-39	39	3.21	40	36	-33	39	3.3
supramarginal gyrus	40	-63	-35	31	3.98
Superior temporal gyrus	22	-59	-24	18	3.58
inferior temporal gyrus	20	-42	-9	-18	3.52
fusiform gyrus						37	44	-45	-13	3.57
thalamus		0	-8	4	4.22
*non-AP musicians > AP musicians, ITP 4–6 (p < 0.001, voxel extent = 10, uncorr)*
cingulate gyrus	32	-2	10	44	3.39
postcentral gyrus						2	59	-19	40	4.1
superior parietal lobule						7	36	-43	65	4.09
intraparietal sulcus						7/40	42	-40	61	3.75
superior temporal gyrus	42	-63	-23	14	3.78
	34	-24	1	-15	3.32
anterior superior temporal gyrus	38	-38	18	-24	3.48

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