Table 1.
Whole-brain search for regions showing activity within the Oe–Pe contrast that correlated with empathic concern and/or perspective taking
| Region | L/R | Peak voxel coordinates | t-scores |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive correlation with empathic concern | No regions reached threshold | ||
| Negative correlation with empathic concern | |||
| Hippocampus | L | −3, −3, −15 | 3.25 |
| Positive correlation with perspective taking | |||
| Parahippocampal Gyrus | L | −9, 0, 18 | 2.46 |
| PostCentral Cortex | R | 18, −45, 63 | 2.43 |
| Negative correlation with perspective taking | |||
| Superior Frontal Cortex | R | 18, 27, 42 | 2.62 |
| Middle Occipital Cortex | L | −45, −78, 36 | 2.57 |
| Inferior Parietal Cortex | L | −51, −39, 57 | 1.81 |
| Inferior Parietal Cortex | R | 54, −42, 57 | 1.79 |
Bolded regions small volume corrected, p < 0.05, for 10 mm sphere around the following coordinates: IPC coordinates: x = 45, y = −45, z = 60 and x = −45, y = −39, z = 60. All other activations p < 0.001, uncorrected for whole-brain volume.