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. 2002 Apr 16;99(8):5669–5674. doi: 10.1073/pnas.082111099

Table 1.

Activation and deactivation associated with reward

Specific
Common
Brain area BA Stereotaxic coordinates
T score Brain area BA Stereotaxic coordinates
T score
x y z x y z
Positive reward effect
Cerebellum R 3 −75 18 6.02 Middle frontal gyrus L 10/46 −39 54 12 6.35*
Mesial frontal cortex 10 0 57 0 5.90* Parieto-occipital sulcus R 19 21 −66 39 5.59*
Superior frontal gyrus L 10 −15 63 9 5.63* Cerebellum R 48 −51 −21 5.22*
Cerebellum L −54 −57 −18 5.86* Cerebellum L −54 −60 −15 5.11*
Precuneus R 31 15 −63 27 5.23* Superior/middle frontal gyrus R 10 24 48 0 5.00*
Middle temporal gyrus R 21 57 −42 −12 5.09* Middle frontal gyrus L 46 −48 42 15 4.94*
Caudate nucleus R 15 3 24 4.98* Inferior frontal gyrus L 44 −60 12 27 4.39
Caudate nucleus L −18 9 24 4.06 ACC L 32 −3 27 33 4.20
Hippocampus R 33 −27 −18 4.59 Inferior frontal gyrus L 10/44 −48 48 0 4.07
Posterior ACC L 24/32 −3 24 33 4.47 Middle frontal gyrus L 9/46 −33 51 27 3.77
Superior temporal gyrus L 42 −63 −9 12 4.43
Negative reward effect
Hippocampus L −27 −24 −15 6.83* Mesial frontal cortex L 10/32 −12 45 −6 6.84*
Insula R 36 −6 18 6.56* Mesial frontal cortex R 10/32 6 42 −3 5.93*
Temporal pole L 21 −48 6 −24 6.56* Temporal pole L 21 −48 6 −27 5.04*
Superior/middle frontal gyrus L 11 −9 39 −9 6.51* Orbital sulcus L 11/47 −27 39 −12 4.75
Middle temporal gyrus R 22 45 −30 3 6.42* Temporal pole R 21 42 6 −30 4.02
Hippocampus R 24 −27 −18 6.18* Hippocampus R 36 3 −18 3.71
Orbital sulcus L 11 −18 45 −9 6.18*
Parital-occipital junction R 39 33 −54 24 5.83*
Orbital gyrus L 47/11 −27 24 −6 5.60*
Anterior insula L −27 24 −6 5.60*
SGPFC/ventral striatum 25 0 9 −12 5.54*
Insula R 51 −3 −12 5.09*
Superior frontal gyrus R 8 27 3 42 4.85*
ACC L 24/32 −12 39 6 4.69
Superior frontal sulcus L 8 −21 18 39 4.25
Superior frontal sulcus R 8 12 45 36 4.08

ACC, anterior cingulate cortex; threshold, P < 0.001 uncorrected (T > 3.09); 

*

, P < 0.05 corrected (T > 4.79).