Table 1. Voxel coordinates in Talairach space and associated z score showing BOLD activation by sex for funny cartoons vs. unfunny cartoons.
Cluster size, voxels |
Coordinates |
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Regions | BA | P value | T score | x | y | z | |
Males (n=10) | |||||||
Left STG,* left MTG, left IFG | 38/21/44 | <0.009 | 529 | 3.98 | −51 | 17 | −19 |
Left ITG,* left FG | 37/19 | <0.015 | 569 | 3.71 | −55 | −60 | −3 |
Females (n=10) | |||||||
Left FG,* left ITG, left MTG | 19/37/21 | <0.004 | 780 | 4.27 | −44 | −61 | −12 |
Right NAcc,* left lenticular nucleus (putamen), | 44/45/46/38 | <0.0001 | 5,071 | 4.9 | 8 | 4 | −5 |
Left IFG, left MFG, left DLPFC, left STG/MTG | |||||||
Females - males | |||||||
Right NAcc,* right caudate nucleus, right IFG | 47 | <0.0001 | 1,332 | 4.72 | 8 | 4 | −7 |
Left MFC,* left DLPFC, left IFG | 9/45/46/47 | <0.001 | 1,007 | 3.73 | −44 | 23 | 26 |
Left lenticular nucleus (putamen), * left IFG | 45/47 | <0.002 | 866 | 3.74 | −30 | −15 | 6 |
Males - females | |||||||
No significantly higher male activity | − | − | − | − | − |
Extent threshold = P < 0.05 corrected for whole brain. Stereotaxic coordinates and BA correspond to Talairach-Tournoux atlas space.
Peak activation.