Table 2. Regions of activation during each condition.
Coordinates | ||||||
Brain region activation | Brodmann's | x | y | z | T value | Voxels |
1stPP | ||||||
middle frontal gyrus (DLPFC) | R9 | 44 | 22 | 32 | 4.86 | 1678 |
inferior frontal gyrus (VLPFC) | R45 | 56 | 22 | 18 | 6.15 | |
anterior cingulate cortex | L32 | −8 | 26 | 38 | 6.7 | 1571 |
medial frontal gyrus | R6 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 5.87 | |
middle frontal gyrus (DLPFC) | L9 | −44 | 12 | 40 | 9.82 | 4031 |
inferior frontal gyrus (VLPFC) | L45 | −52 | 18 | 18 | 8.41 | |
posterior STS | L21 | −60 | −32 | −8 | 5.08 | 188 |
superior parietal lobule | L7 | −34 | −66 | 38 | 5.03 | 990 |
temporoparietal junction | L22/39 | −54 | −54 | 20 | 6.16 | |
inferior parietal lobule | L7 | −32 | −56 | 42 | 5.97 | |
fusiform gyrus | L18 | −24 | −90 | −14 | 9.8 | 950 |
inferior occipital gyrus | R18 | 26 | −96 | −6 | 6.67 | 404 |
thalamus | −12 | −10 | 6 | 6.57 | 699 | |
globus pallidus | −22 | −2 | −4 | 6.44 | ||
caudate nucleus | −12 | 6 | 10 | 5.28 | ||
3rdPP | ||||||
middle frontal gyrus (DLPFC) | R9 | 54 | 20 | 28 | 6.13 | 830 |
inferior frontal gyrus (VLPFC) | R45 | 54 | 24 | −4 | 5.29 | |
anterior cingulate cortex | L32 | −8 | 22 | 38 | 5.38 | 994 |
L32 | −10 | 10 | 42 | 6.14 | ||
superior frontal gyrus | R8 | 4 | 26 | 48 | 8.29 | |
middle frontal gyrus (DLPFC) | L9 | −42 | 10 | 40 | 10.6 | 2483 |
inferior frontal gyrus (VLPFC) | L47 | −30 | 22 | −8 | 7.48 | |
anterior STS | L21 | −54 | 8 | −28 | 3.78 | |
posterior STS | L21 | −64 | −48 | 0 | 4.69 | 829 |
temporoparietal junction | L22 | −56 | −54 | 18 | 6.33 | |
fusiform gyrus | R18 | 26 | −94 | −8 | 6.87 | 450 |
thalamus | −10 | −10 | 4 | 5.56 | 172 | |
1stPP-3rdPP | ||||||
middle frontal gyrus (DLPFC) | R46 | 30 | 46 | 28 | 4.96 | 39 |
middle frontal gyrus (DLPFC) | L9 | −38 | 30 | 32 | 4.92 | 83 |
superior frontal gyrus | L10 | −12 | 54 | 8 | 4.18 | 47 |
caudate nucleus | −18 | 20 | 2 | 5.33 | 39 | |
3rdPP-1stPP | ||||||
no significant activation foci |
Note: uncorrected P<.001.
Abbreviations: 1stPP = first-person-perspective; 3rdPP = third-person-perspective; L = left; R = right; DLPFC = dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; VLPFC = ventrolateral prefrontal cortex; STS = superior temporal sulcus.