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. 2012 May 23;37(10):2222–2232. doi: 10.1038/npp.2012.72

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.

a

Based on the Montreal Neurologic Institute coordinate system.

b

P-value uncorrected for multiple comparisons. All analyses are regions of interest (ROI)-based.