Table 3

One way ANOVA comparison between generic brain activation maps for stimulation of the unaffected eye in patients after left optic neuritis, and for stimulation of the right eye in controls showing Talairach coordinates.

Talairach coordinates
Approximate BA x (mm) y (mm) z (mm)
Areas of significantly greater response in patients:
 Right anterior insula14–16−35+28+4
 Right visual cortex19−27−54−1
 Right visual cortex18−5−72−1
 Left visual cortex18+20−63−1
 Left visual cortex19+15−62−8
 Left visual cortex18+10−62+4
 Left visual cortex18+6−46+4
 Left visual cortex18+16−70+4
 Left visual cortex17+5−75+12
 Left visual cortex18+5−81+12
 Right lateral temporal cortex22−48−5+8
 Left lateral temporal cortex22+49−22+8
 Right cingulate gyrus31−7−52+8
 Right cingulate gyrus31−8−63+8
 Left cingulate gyrus31+7−65+12
 Right cingulate gyrus23−25−53+8
 Right inferior frontal gyrus45−38+24+4
Areas of significantly greater response in controls:
 Right visual cortex19−18−62−8
 Right visual cortex19−32−61−8
 Left visual cortex18+11−75−8
 Right visual cortex17−11−92−1
 Right visual cortex18−10−82−1
 Right visual cortex18−16−70−1
 Left visual cortex17+5−94−1
 Left visual cortex18+7−80−1
 Left visual cortex19+12−60−1
 Left visual cortex19+18−42−1
 Right visual cortex18−34−78+4
 Right visual cortex18−9−82+4
 Left visual cortex17+12−95+4
 Left visual cortex18+7−75+4
 Right visual cortex17−10−82+8
 Right visual cortex17−10−75+8
 Left visual cortex17+10−75+8
 Right visual cortex18−10−82+12
  • Search volume 1476 voxels, p<0.05. Patients>controls=125 voxels, controls>patients=305. voxels.