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Published in final edited form as: Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2007 Oct 17;32(3):525–549. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2007.09.005

Table 2.

Significant foci of case-control abnormalities in fMRI studies of OCD from an ALE meta-analysis

Cluster Volume (mm3) Weighted centre
Maximum
ALE value
ALE maxima and submaxima
Region/approximate BA
X Y Z X Y Z
Activation in OCD patients>activation in healthy controls
1 4912 3.0 22.8 31.0 0.0080 −2 14 34 L anterior cingulate BA 32
0.0073 0 32 18 L anterior cingulate BA 32
0.0069 6 28 34 R medial frontal gyrus BA 6
0.0064 8 18 38 R anterior cingulate BA 32
2 2960 −44.8 29.5 −0.4 0.0094 −46 36 2 L inferior frontal gyrus BA 45
0.0061 −44 22 −6 L inferior frontal gyrus BA 47
3 1064 22.1 −15.8 −12.9 0.0062 22 −16 −14 R parahippocampal gyrus BA 28
4 888 2.1 −3.8 15.6 0.0066 4 −4 16 R thalamus
5 768 −27.0 −47.9 49.9 0.0078 −28 −48 50 L parietal (precuneus) BA 7
6 704 6.2 −21.1 3.2 0.0074 6 −22 4 R thalamus
7 648 −40.4 −64.2 4.5 0.0069 −42 −64 4 L mid occipital gyrus BA 37
8 640 32.2 10.1 7.8 0.0074 32 10 8 R claustrum
9 592 43.3 21.1 −4.8 0.0059 44 22 −6 R inferior frontal gyrus BA 47
10 440 8.1 10.0 13.8 0.0060 8 10 14 R caudate
11 360 −16.1 31.6 −10.0 0.0058 −16 32 −10 L medial frontal gyrus BA 10
12 320 12.6 42.5 0.6 0.0059 12 42 0 R anterior cingulate BA 32
13 312 −0.6 −44.8 18.1 0.0059 −2 −44 18 L posterior cingulate BA 30
14 304 24.7 20.7 −7.7 0.0057 24 20 −8 R claustrum
15 288 −16.9 12.3 43.8 0.0058 −18 12 44 L medial frontal gyrus BA 32
16 256 25.1 −16.8 54.8 0.0058 24 −18 56 R precentral gyrus BA 6
Activation in healthy controls>activation in OCD patients
1 1920 −26.3 17.9 −2.8 0.0048 −20 16 −6 L putamen
0.0048 −24 16 −2 L putamen
0.0044 −34 18 −2 L inferior frontal BA 47
0.0041 −32 18 10 L insula BA 13
2 1864 −6.2 20.7 36.7 0.0061 −6 22 38 L anterior cingulate BA 32
3 928 5.3 13.6 9.6 0.0071 6 14 10 R caudate
4 624 32.5 47.5 2.6 0.0053 32 48 2 R inferior frontal BA 44
5 496 0 −79.4 −15.7 0.0048 0 −80 −16 R cerebellum
6 280 −24.5 −3.2 −18.4 0.0041 −24 −8 −16 L parahippocampal gyrus/amygdala
0.0041 −24 2 −20 L uncus BA 28

Abbreviations: L, Left; R, Right; BA, Brodmann area.

Talairach coordinates are reported.