Strengthening spatial reasoning: elucidating the attentional and neural mechanisms associated with mental rotation skill development

Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications

Table 2 Areas of activation: mental rotation versus control task

Cluster no.	Cluster k	Region of local maxima	Z	P value	H	MNI
Cluster no.	Cluster k	Region of local maxima	Z	P value	H	x	y	z
1	3935	Superior lateral occipital cortex	6.39	< .001	L	− 20	− 64	48
		Posterior supramarginal gyrus	4.83	< .001	L	− 34	− 48	52
		Anterior supramarginal gyrus	4.58	< .001	L	− 32	− 40	38
		Superior parietal lobule	4.55	< .001	L	− 32	− 56	66
2	3860	Superior lateral occipital cortex	5.35	< .001	R	20	− 64	66
		Superior parietal lobule	5.33	< .001	R	20	− 62	58
		Precuneus cortex	5.15	< .001	R	14	− 66	60
		Anterior supramarginal gyrus	5.1	< .001	R	48	− 34	48
3	996	Superior frontal gyrus	4.8	< .001	L	− 26	− 4	62
3	996	Motor cortex	4.55	< .001	L	− 30	2	52
4	994	Motor cortex	5	< .001	R	30	2	68
4	994	Precentral gyrus	4.21	< .001	R	30	− 8	62
5	347	Precentral gyrus	4.55	< .001	L	− 50	4	32
5	347	Inferior frontal gyrus	3.81	< .001	L	− 34	6	28
6	327	Cerebellum	4.48	< .001	R	34	− 44	− 44
7	235	Cerebellum	5.34	< .001	L	− 18	− 56	− 44
8	187	Lateral occipital cortex	3.96	< .001	L	− 50	− 64	− 4
9	171	Occipital pole	4.26	< .001	L	− 34	− 92	− 8