Effect of scrambling at different time scales. Maps of the reliability of responses across subjects were computed separately for each condition and superimposed on an inflated brain shown in lateral and medial views. The maps illustrate the extent of the reliable responses at sequentially higher levels of temporal coherence [backward story (A), word scrambled (B), sentence scrambled (C), paragraph scrambled (D), and intact forward story (E)] and each map subsumes the borders of the significantly reliable responses at the previous level. LS, Lateral sulcus; STS, superior temporal sulcus; CS, central sulcus; IPS, intraparietal sulcus; A, anterior; P, posterior.