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. 2013 Jun 19;33(25):10503–10511. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1103-13.2013

Table 3.

ALE clusters associated with sympathetic and parasympathetic regulation

Anatomical region L/R Size (mm3) Max. ALE score MNI coordinates (in mm)
x y z
Sympathetic
    Midcingulate cortex, paracingulate cortex, supplementary motor area L/R 15,408 0.0190 0 10 40
    Supramarginal gyrus, superior parietal lobule, primary somatosensory cortex R 8624 0.0128 48 −26 46
    Amygdala, subgenual anterior cingulate cortex, nucleus accumbens, caudate, hippocampal formation L 4784 0.0114 −20 −8 −12
    Ventromedial prefrontal cortex, pregenual/subgenual anterior cingulate cortex L/R 4384 0.0129 −2 38 −18
    Anterior insula, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex R 3912 0.0125 44 18 −6
    Thalamus (medial–dorsal nucleus), nucleus ruber, periaqueductal gray L/R 3856 0.0094 −4 −16 6
    Supramarginal gyrus, superior parietal lobule, primary somatosensory cortex L 3432 0.0085 −44 −36 42
    Secondary somatosensory cortex, posterior insula, putamen L 3176 0.0099 −32 −20 14
    Cerebellum (lobulus crus I) L 3112 0.0122 −46 −66 −28
    Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex R 2984 0.0088 20 36 34
Parasympathetic
    Hippocampal formation R 8416 0.0096 30 −22 −16
    Amygdala, ventral tegmental area, hypothalamus L 5784 0.0124 −20 −6 −18
    Anterior insula, caudate L 5376 0.0072 −40 0 12
    Precuneus, dorsal posterior cingulate cortex L/R 5360 0.0084 −6 −44 34
    Primary motor cortex, temporal pole L 5176 0.0115 −56 6 8
    Medial temporal gyrus, superior temporal gyrus R 4024 0.0071 50 −24 2
    Supramarginal gyrus, angular gyrus R 4008 0.0078 44 −38 14
    Cerebellum (lobuli VI and vermis VI) L 3960 0.0070 −10 −62 −20
    Anterior insula R 3752 0.0072 40 2 12

There were 19 studies, 296 subjects, and 172 foci, 9.57 mm FWHM, for EDA; 8 studies, 106 subjects, and 94 foci, 10.00 mm FWHM, for HF-HRV; and 1000 permutations. p < 0.05 is the cluster-forming threshold and the cluster threshold. L, Left; R, right.