Table 4.

Brain areas showing a significant negative correlation with trial-by-trial ratings of subjective pain intensity (p < 0.001 uncorrected)

Brain region	Laterality	Brodmann area	MNI coordinates			Cluster size (voxel)	Z score
			x	y	z
Fusiform gyrus	R	19	30	−72	−12	16	3.99
	L	20	−33	−30	−15	4	3.79
SII	R	48	51	−45	33	4	3.97
ACC	L	32	−12	21	30	19	3.79
	R	24	9	3	33	6	3.51
Temporal lobe	L	21	−57	−57	18	9	3.75
	L	22	−60	−42	9	3	3.48
	R	22	57	−45	12	3	3.32
	R	21	60	0	−12	1	3.1
	R	37	51	−54	−3	4	3.4
	R	20	51	−9	−27	1	3.16
MPFC	R	10	15	54	21	4	3.65
	L	32	−15	45	30	2	3.21
	L	32	−6	27	39	1	3.15
DLPFC	R	46	36	39	24	1	3.55
	L	46	−27	42	24	9	3.47
alPFC	R	46	36	48	15	18	3.52
	R	46	30	54	18		3.47
	L	46	−30	48	12	2	3.16
VLPFC	R	45	54	27	6	3	3.48
Operculum	L	48	−36	15	30	4	3.45
Occipital lobe	L	18	−27	−90	0	2	3.16

L, Left; R, right; SII, secondary somatosensory cortex; MPFC, medial prefrontal cortex; VLPFC, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex. p < 0.001 uncorrected at voxel level; voxel size, 2 × 2 × 2 mm.