Table 2. Brain Regions that Changed between Responders and Nonresponders as a Function of SSRI and Placebo Treatments.
Brain region |
MNI coordinatea |
z Value | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
x | y | z | |||
SSRI resp <SSRI nonresp (n=20/15) | |||||
R amygdala | 26 | −4 | −26 | 2.08 | 0.019b |
L amygdala | −16 | −6 | −14 | 1.65 | 0.049b |
R orbitofrontal cortex (11) | 24 | 42 | −14 | 4.04 | 0.005 |
L anterior cingulate cortex (32) | −14 | 40 | 16 | 3.33 | 0.047 |
SSRI nonresp <SSRI resp (n=15/20) | |||||
L amygdala | −26 | −8 | −14 | 2.52 | 0.006b |
L insula | −46 | −14 | 2 | 3.61 | 0.028 |
Placebo resp <placebo nonresp (n=11/26) | |||||
L amygdala | −16 | −6 | −14 | 3.15 | 0.012 |
R amygdala | 28 | −2 | −26 | 2.42 | 0.008b |
Placebo nonresp <placebo resp (n=26/11) | |||||
R brainstem, pons | 12 | −16 | −30 | 3.43 | 0.049 |
SSRI resp <placebo resp (n=20/11) | |||||
NS | |||||
Placebo resp <SSRI resp (n=11/20) | |||||
NS |
Abbreviations: L, left side; R, right side; SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; nonresp, nonresponders; NS, not significant; resp, responders.
Approximate Brodmann's areas within parentheses.
Based on the Montreal Neurologic Institute coordinate system.
P-value uncorrected for multiple comparisons. All analyses are regions of interest (ROI)-based.