Table 2

Comparison of brain regions activated during selective attention to oesophageal stimuli v selective attention to visual stimuli

Brain region	Side	x	y	z	BA	Size	Condition
Side: left (L) or right (R); stereotaxic coordinates (x, y, z); BA, Brodmann area; number of voxels (size) activated.
Superior frontal gyrus	R	17	20	48	8	51	oesophageal
Superior frontal gyrus	R	17	33	42	8	39	oesophageal
Globus pallidus	R	15	4	4	–	47	oesophageal
Cerebellum	L	−7	−67	−24	–	46	oesophageal
Cerebellum	R	11	−67	−29	–	30	oesophageal
Mid-anterior cingulate gyrus	L	−17	−4	42	24	38	oesophageal
Thalamus	L	−11	−4	9	–	38	oesophageal
Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex	R	11	39	37	9	35	oesophageal
Secondary sensory cortex	L	−53	−4	15	4	27	oesophageal
Supplementary motor area	L	−53	0	9	6	23	oesophageal
Supplementary motor area	R	7	4	53	6	12	oesophageal
Motor area 1 (lower extremity)	R	21	−26	42	4	21	oesophageal
Motor area 1 (lower extremity)	L	−32	−10	37	4	12	oesophageal
Primary sensory cortex	R	40	−26	48	1	21	oesophageal
Putamen	R	17	7	−2	–	20	oesophageal
Superior temporal gyrus	L	−53	0	4	22	20	oesophageal
Posterior cingulate gyrus	R	11	−26	37	31	17	oesophageal
Precuneus	R	7	−67	31	7	17	oesophageal
Hippocampus	L	−21	−37	4	–	16	oesophageal
Primary visual cortex	R	15	−67	26	18	14	oesophageal
Cuneus	R	11	−69	9	31	14	oesophageal
Insula	L	−32	23	−2	–	13	oesophageal
Corpus striatum	L	−7	4	20	–	11	oesophageal
Primary visual cortex	L	−17	−52	−2	19	10	visual
Superior parietal lobule	L	−4	−30	48	5	9	visual