Table 3.
Size, significance level (z-score), and Talaraich coordinates of clusters with greater activation in the fattening food photograph condition than in the object condition in regions of interest analyses (P < 0.05, corrected for multiple comparisons).
| Fattening Food > Object | No. of voxels | Maximum z-score | x (mm) | y (mm) | z (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brainstem (midbrain) | 1025 | 3.64 | -6 | -28 | -8 |
| Brainstem (near 4th ventricle) | 3.39 | 4 | -36 | -34 | |
| Right hypothalamus | 55 | 3.43 | 8 | -4 | -12 |
| Left hypothalamus | 33 | 3.27 | -6 | -8 | -10 |
| Left amygdala | 47 | 3.18 | -24 | -6 | -24 |
| Right amygdala | none | ||||
| Left inferior frontal (BA 9) | 382 | 3.45 | -38 | 32 | 18 |
| Left inferior frontal (OFC) | 218 | 3.44 | -36 | 28 | -10 |
| Right inferior frontal | none | ||||
| Left insula | none | ||||
| Right insula | 340 | 3.54 | 44 | 12 | -8 |
| Left striatum (putamen, nucleus accumbens, caudate) | 328 | 3.55 | -20 | 8 | 6 |
| Right striatum (putamen, nucleus accumbens, caudate) | 378 | 3.67 | 18 | 10 | -6 |
| Right striatum (putamen) | 139 | 3.43 | 32 | 0 | -6 |
| Left thalamus | 613 | 3.46 | -8 | -12 | 8 |
| Right thalamus | 331 | 3.54 | 8 | -10 | -6 |
| Occipital lobe | 855 | 3.93 | -12 | -92 | -4 |
OFC = orbitofrontal cortex; BA = Brodmann area.