Table 1.
Brain regions in which activation was correlated positively with both greater emotional arousal ratings and better subsequent memory for pictures (collapsed across all trials)
Structure
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Talairach coordinates | Cluster size, mm3
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Z
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x | y | z | |||
Men | |||||
R inferior frontal gyrus | 39 | 16 | 31 | 104 | 2.58 |
L anterior cingulate gyrus, BA 24 | −7 | −8 | 40 | 224 | 2.19 |
Women | |||||
Frontal lobe (gyrus) | |||||
L superior, BA 6 | −12 | 12 | 60 | 104 | 2.56 |
L middle, BA 6 | −39 | 0 | 47 | 38 | 2.28 |
L medial, BA 6 | −6 | −4 | 53 | 156 | 3.51 |
−3 | 12 | 55 | 120 | 2.78 | |
R superior temporal gyrus/insula | 37 | −8 | −10 | 246 | 2.93 |
L anterior cingulate gyrus, BA 23 | −3 | −12 | 31 | 180 | 2.63 |
L amygdala | −22 | −8 | −14 | 140 | 2.49 |
R hippocampus | 20 | −16 | −11 | 107 | 2.86 |
L hippocampus | −23 | −20 | −9 | 117 | 3.17 |
Z score indicates maximal Z score within the cluster that was obtained for a correlation between brain activation and either ratings or memory performance based on an r-to-z transformation. R, right; L, left.