Table 2.
Whole brain analysis for contrasts of interest
| Region | ∼BA | Coordinates of peak activity | t | Z-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supraliminal sex > supraliminal neutral contrast | ||||
| L anterior cingulate | 24 | −6 20 24 | 6.68 | 5.40* |
| L inferior frontal gyrus | 47 | −32 18 −14 | 7.03 | 5.59* |
| R inferior frontal gyrus | 45 | 42 20 14 | 7.14 | 5.65* |
| L insula | 13 | −36 20 12 | 5.45 | 5.27* |
| R middle occipital gyrus | 37 | 50 −66 −6 | 5.43 | 4.65* |
| L middle temporal gyrus | 21 | −62 −40 −8 | 3.94 | 3.59 |
| 37 | −54 −66 8 | 5.90 | 4.94* | |
| L precuneus | 7 | −8 −72 38 | 4.14 | 3.73 |
| R precuneus | 7 | 6 −58 48 | 4.04 | 3.66 |
| 7 | 12−72 38 | 4.06 | 3.67 | |
| R supramarginal gyrus | 40 | 66 −46 30 | 6.19 | 5.11* |
| Subliminal sex > subliminal neutral contrast | ||||
| L inferior frontal lobe | 47 | −28 20 −10 | 3.55 | 3.28 |
| L inferior parietal | 40 | −40 −40 42 | 3.58 | 3.31 |
| R medial fronal gyrus | 10 | 6 66 12 | 3.50 | 3.24 |
| R middle frontal gyrus | 9 | 60 12 36 | 3.72 | 3.41 |
| 6 | 58 6 42 | 3.87 | 3.53 | |
| 6 | 34 4 52 | 3.85 | 3.52 | |
| R middle occipital gyrus | 18 | 38 −86 2 | 4.41 | 3.94 |
| R middle temporal gyrus | 39 | 38 −60 28 | 4.15 | 3.75 |
| R parahippocampal gyrus | 35 | 20 −34 −6 | 3.67 | 3.37 |
| R postcentral gyrus | 2 | 52 −26 50 | 3.70 | 3.40 |
| R posterior cingulate | 30 | 4 −44 18 | 3.86 | 3.52 |
| R precuneus | 7 | 12 −74 42 | 3.75 | 3.44 |
| 19 | 30 −68 40 | 5.18 | 4.48 | |
| R superior frontal gyrus | 9 | 26 44 36 | 3.71 | 3.41 |
| L superior parietal | 7 | −30 −66 52 | 3.72 | 3.42 |
| R superior parietal | 7 | 34 −54 48 | 4.48 | 3.99 |
| L thalamus | −10 −6 4 | 3.56 | 3.29 | |
| Supraliminal sex > subliminal sex contrast | ||||
| L cingulate gyrus | 32 | −8 22 32 | 4.91 | 4.29 |
| R culmen | 14 −40 −4 | 4.83 | 4.24 | |
| L cuneus | 18 | −22 −98 12 | 6.05 | 5.03* |
| R inferior frontal gyrus | 9 | 50 10 32 | 4.63 | 4.10 |
| 47 | 36 32 −8 | 4.85 | 4.25 | |
| R inferior occipital gyrus | 19 | 42 −78 −2 | 5.34 | 5.21* |
| L insula | 13 | −36 16 12 | 5.74 | 4.84* |
| R medial frontal gyrus | 8 | 4 18 46 | 4.59 | 4.07 |
| L middle frontal gyrus | 6 | −30 −8 58 | 4.58 | 4.06 |
| 11 | −32 38 −10 | 4.03 | 3.65 | |
| L middle occipital gryus | 18 | −26 −90 8 | 5.51 | 4.70* |
| 19 | −54 −68 8 | 3.66 | 3.37 | |
| R middle occipital gryus | 18 | 30 −92 6 | 6.78 | 5.45* |
| L parahippocampal gyrus | 30 | −18 −36 −6 | 5.14 | 4.45 |
| R posterior cingulate | 23 | 6 −38 24 | 3.93 | 3.58 |
| L precentral | 6 | −44 −2 36 | 5.74 | 4.84* |
| R precentral | 6 | 54 −2 52 | 6.13 | 5.08* |
| 44 | 48 16 8 | 4.61 | 4.08 | |
| L precuneus | 7 | −2 −66 46 | 3.55 | 3.28 |
| L superior frontal | 9 | −32 48 34 | 4.32 | 3.87 |
| R superior frontal | 10 | 24 48 22 | 4.34 | 3.89 |
| Subliminal sex > supraliminal sex | ||||
| No significant voxels. |
N = 39; All reported regions are significant at P < .001 uncorrected.
*P < 0.05 with FWE correction for multiple comparisons.