Table 3.
Whole brain analysis for contrasts of interest by gender
| Region | ∼BA | Coordinates of peak activity | t | Z-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supraliminal sex > supraliminal neutral contrast | ||||
| Women | ||||
| R anterior cingulate | 30 | 0 20 22 | 4.74 | 3.80 |
| R caudate | 8 8 8 | 4.71 | 3.79 | |
| 12 2 16 | 4.21 | 3.50 | ||
| L caudate | −14 −4 20 | 4.06 | 3.40 | |
| R cingulate gyrus | 24 | 4 −4 30 | 5.36 | 4.14 |
| R globus pallidus | 10 0 −2 | 4.13 | 3.44 | |
| L inferior frontal gyrus | 13 | −42 24 6 | 6.82 | 4.79 |
| 44 | −48 14 16 | 5.78 | 4.34 | |
| 47 | −32 18 −14 | 5.42 | 4.16 | |
| R inferior frontal gyrus | 45 | 58 20 16 | 5.89 | 4.39 |
| R inferior occipital gyrus | 19 | 44 −76 −4 | 3.78 | 3.22 |
| L inferior parietal | 40 | −48 −58 46 | 5.09 | 3.99 |
| L middle frontal gyrus | 6 | −44 2 52 | 3.68 | 3.15 |
| 6 | −34 −6 46 | 4.18 | 3.47 | |
| R middle frontal gyrus | 6 | 50 12 48 | 5.28 | 4.09 |
| R middle temporal gyrus | 37 | 54 −64 4 | 4.51 | 3.68 |
| L superior frontal gyrus | 8 | −24 42 46 | 4.18 | 3.48 |
| 9 | −28 52 32 | 4.10 | 3.43 | |
| R superior frontal gyrus | 8 | 6 16 52 | 4.83 | 3.85 |
| 8 | 10 48 40 | 4.58 | 3.71 | |
| 9 | 12 58 28 | 5.57 | 4.24 | |
| L superior temporal gyrus | 39 | −54 −52 10 | 5.45 | 4.18 |
| L supramarginal gyrus | 40 | −52 −56 34 | 5.90 | 4.40 |
| R supramarginal gyrus | 40 | 64 −48 30 | 4.88 | 3.88 |
| Men | ||||
| L anterior cingulate | 32 | −2 34 16 | 5.91 | 4.35 |
| R caudate | 4 10 2 | 5.02 | 3.92 | |
| 10 12 −6 | 5.21 | 4.02 | ||
| L cingulate gyrus | 32 | −4 20 26 | 6.59 | 4.64 |
| R cingulate gyrus | 23 | 2 −26 30 | 6.30 | 4.52 |
| 24 | 2 −18 34 | 6.37 | 4.55 | |
| R culmen | 2 −48 0 | 4.83 | 3.82 | |
| R globus pallidus | 20 −2 −4 | 3.98 | 3.33 | |
| R inferior frontal gyrus | 45 | 42 18 14 | 6.11 | 4.44 |
| 47 | 28 30 −10 | 5.46 | 4.14 | |
| R insula | 13 | 36 16 0 | 3.88 | 3.26 |
| R middle frontal gyrus | 9 | 42 48 28 | 4.22 | 3.27 |
| 9 | 46 12 34 | 4.08 | 3.39 | |
| 10 | 32 44 24 | 4.71 | 3.75 | |
| L putamen | −14 12 −6 | 5.06 | 3.94 | |
| R supramarginal gyrus | 40 | 66 −44 26 | 4.70 | 3.75 |
| R superior frontal gyrus | 10 | 26 48 18 | 5.09 | 3.95 |
| 9 | 6 50 30 | 4.14 | 3.42 | |
| R thalamus R | 2 −18 10 | 4.17 | 3.44 | |
| Subliminal sex > subliminal neutral contrast | ||||
| Women | ||||
| L cingulate gyrus | 31 | −8 −28 38 | 4.68 | 3.77 |
| R cingulate gyrus | 32 | 10 18 38 | 3.99 | 3.36 |
| L cuneus | 7 | −10 −72 32 | 7.03 | 4.88* |
| L culmen | −18 −44 −10 | 4.66 | 3.76 | |
| L inferior frontal gyrus | 9 | −50 6 30 | 4.37 | 3.59 |
| R inferior occipital | 18 | 38 −84 −2 | 6.19 | 4.53 |
| L inferior parietal | 40 | −42 −30 36 | 4.20 | 3.49 |
| L insula | 13 | −30 22 4 | 4.44 | 3.63 |
| L medial frontal gyrus | 10 | −4 60 12 | 4.17 | 3.47 |
| R medial frontal gyrus | 25 | 10 10 −18 | 3.90 | 3.30 |
| L parahippocampal gyrus | 34 | −20 2 −14 | 4.53 | 3.58 |
| R parahippocampal gyrus | 34 | 18 2 −16 | 5.92 | 4.40 |
| R postcentral gyrus | 2 | 54 −26 52 | 4.55 | 3.70 |
| L posterior cingulate | 23 | −4 −58 18 | 4.04 | 3.39 |
| R posterior cingulate | 30 | 6 −48 14 | 5.13 | 4.02 |
| L precentral gyrus | 6 | −34 −8 50 | 4.13 | 3.45 |
| 6 | −46 −4 58 | 4.58 | 3.71 | |
| L precuneus | 7 | −24 −56 44 | 4.30 | 3.55 |
| 19 | −10 −80 40 | 4.22 | 3.50 | |
| R precuneus | 7 | 14 −48 48 | 3.69 | 3.16 |
| 7 | 10 −60 62 | 4.13 | 3.45 | |
| L putamen | −18 14 −6 | 4.94 | 3.91 | |
| L superior frontal gyrus | 9 | −20 48 34 | 4.72 | 3.79 |
| L superior parietal | 7 | −26 −68 52 | 5.26 | 4.08 |
| R superior temporal | 38 | 30 12 −24 | ||
| Men | ||||
| No significant voxels |
Women, n = 20; men, n = 19; all reported regions are significant at P < 0.001 uncorrected.
*P < 0.05 with FWE correction for multiple comparisons.