Table 2.
Task-related activation during delay discounting choices (all participants combined).
| Contrast | Cluster size in ml | Max Z-score | MNI coordinates (x, y, z) at peak | Anatomical region at peak | Other regions in cluster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy-no | 5.39 | 5.61 | -30, 52, -18 | L frontal pole | L OFC, VLPFC, MFC |
| 6.21 | 4.37 | -6, 20, 44 | L/R ACC | L/R SMA | |
| 6.93 | 5.01 | -42, 2, 26 | L M1 | L/R VLPFC, DLPFC | |
| 19.46 | 5.76 | 50, 36, 24 | R frontal pole | R VLPFC, DLPFC, precentral gyrus | |
| 248.04 | 7.45 | 18, -96, -8 | R/L occipital pole | R/L IPS, parietal lobules, fusiform gyrus, visual cortex, cerebellum | |
| Hard-easy | 2.84 | 3.83 | 46, -60, -40 | R cerebellum | -- |
| 3.61 | 3.81 | -10, -16, 8 | R/L thalamus | R/L putamen | |
| 4.74 | 4.23 | -36, -66, -30 | L cerebellum | -- | |
| 5.20 | 3.66 | 50, 22, 32 | R DLPFC | R VLPFC, M1 | |
| 5.40 | 3.72 | 30, 52, 20 | R frontal pole | R DLPFC | |
| 5.78 | 4.39 | 36, -66, 34 | R IPS | R parietal lobules | |
| 6.30 | 4.01 | -38, -50, 42 | L IPS | L parietal lobules | |
| 8.80 | 4.58 | 0, 10, 64 | L superior frontal gyrus | L SMA, ACC | |
| 11.94 | 4.69 | -44, 38, 18 | L frontal pole | L DLPFC, VLPFC |
ACC = anterior cingulate cortex, DLPFC = dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, IPS = intraparietal sulcus, M1 = primary motor cortex, MFC = middle frontal cortex, OFC = orbitalfrontal cortex, VLPFC = ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, SMA = supplemental motor area.