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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain. 2013 Apr 9;14(6):579–589. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2013.01.767

Table 1.

Differences in thumb pressure activations in patients and controls across the whole brain.

Side Region Coordinates
Z score Cluster Size
x y z (KE)
Analysis 1: Pain groups (VVD+FM) > HCs
Ipsilateral Insula −36 0 8 3.99* 106

Analysis 2: VVD > HCs
Ipsilateral Insula −38 0 4 4.95** 389
Ipsilateral Posterior cingulated cortex (BA 23) −4 −26 28 3.86* 67
Contralateral Anterior cingulated cortex (BA 24) 10 −4 52 3.75* 96
Ipsilateral Thalamus (VPL) / Globus Pallidus −20 −12 2 3.66* 22
**

Significant after correction for whole brain multiple comparisons (Pcorrected <0.005);

*

Significant after small volume correction (Pcorrected < 0.005); VPL – Ventral posterolateral nucleus; BA – Broadmann area.