Table 1. Brain regions displaying differential activation between high- and low-sensitivity subgroups.
Region | Coordinates (mediolateral, anterior-posterior, and dorsoventral, mm) | High sensitivity | Low sensitivity | Difference between high-sensitivity and low-sensitivity subgroups |
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ACC (caudal) | -2, 8, 36 | Freq = 6, z = 9.38 | Freq = 0, z = NS | Freq = 6*, z = 5.50 |
ACC (perigenual) | -4, 18, 24 | Freq = 5, z = 6.58 | Freq = 1, z = 4.8 | Freq = 4*, z = 3.2 |
SI | -4, -34, 58 | Freq = 4, z = 7.25 | Freq = 0, z = NS | Freq = 4*, z = 4.7 |
PFC | 30, 64, 0 | Freq = 4, z = 3.75 | Freq = 0, z = NS | Freq = 4*, z = 3.76 |
PFC | 32, 62, -8 | Freq = 4, z = 3.80 | Freq = 0, z = NS | Freq = 4*, z = 3.4 |
PFC (ventral) | 32, 52, -18 | Freq = 4, z = 8.21 | Freq = 0, z = NS | Freq = 4*, z = 5.98 |
Thalamus | -18, -20, 14 | Freq = 4, z = 6.85 | Freq = 3, z = 9.63 | Freq = 1, z = NS |
Numbers of subjects (freq) demonstrating significant activation and z-scores (z) of pain intensity-related activation are displayed for high- and low-sensitivity subgroups. Statistically significant differences in the frequency of activation between the high- and low-sensitivity subgroups are defined by Fisher's exact test (P < 0.05, whereas significant activations (or differences) in subgroup analyses were defined by z-scores ≥3.1 and cluster significance of P < 0.005. Nonsignificant functional MRI signal changes are denoted NS
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