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Table 2 Brain regions supporting the three attentional networks

From: Autistic traits are associated with the functional connectivity of between—but not within—attention systems in the general population

Network

Brain region

BA

Coordinates

x

y

z

Alerting

R. superior temporal gyrusa

22

61

− 40

11

Superior colliculus

 

6

− 28

− 7

L. Thalamus

 

− 12

− 17

6

R. thalamus

 

13

− 9

7

L. inferior parietal lobe

40

− 50

− 20

21

L. fusiform gyrus

37

− 42

− 62

0

L. inferior frontal gyrus

47

− 32

27

0

Cerebellar vermis

 

0

− 65

− 10

L. superior parietal lobeb

7

− 36

− 46

50

Orienting

L. fusiform gyrus

37

− 34

− 60

− 5

R. fusiform gyrus

37

30

− 47

− 6

L. precentral gyrusc

6

− 38

− 8

41

R. superior parietal lobed

7

32

− 41

30

L. superior frontal gyrus

6

− 10

7

57

L. superior parietal lobee

7

− 28

− 72

28

R. postcentral gyrus

2

57

− 21

43

L. precentral gyrus

4

− 30

− 26

53

Executive control

Thalamusf

 

− 22

− 27

3

L. superior frontal gyrusc

6

− 16

4

44

R. inferior frontal gyrus

45

36

26

15

L. fusiform gyrus

37

− 36

− 60

1

L. inferior frontal gyrus

47

− 34

20

5

Cerebellar vermis

 

0

− 62

− 32

R. middle frontal gyrus

6

36

− 5

50

R. fusiform gyrus

37

44

− 58

1

R. anterior cingulate gyrus

32

6

36

26

  1. L = Left; R = Right; BA = Brodmann's area
  2. aSubregion of temporal parietal junction
  3. bAnterior intraparietal sulcus
  4. cClose to frontal eye field
  5. dAnterior intraparietal sulcus
  6. eJunction of intraparietal and transverse occipital sulcus