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. 2013 Jul 26;8(7):e69606. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069606

Table 2. Functional connectivity results related to criticism and associations with neuroticism.

Cluster Seed region Correlate Cluster size T-value Z-value Coordinate
x y z
Criticism versus standard
1 Left superior frontal gyrus Superior parietal gyrus/ 87 4.83 4.30 −18 −64 44
Precuneus 3.70 3.43 −20 −62 34
1* Left superior frontal gyrus Precuneus 303 4.82 4.30 10 −50 50
4.18 3.81 10 −42 48
4.14 3.78 0 −46 54
1* Left superior frontal gyrus Calcarine sulcus 124 4.55 4.10 26 −60 12
4.43 4.01 22 −52 6
3.84 3.55 16 −64 20
1* Superior frontal gyrus (BA9) Lingual gyrus/ 172 5.45 4.74 −36 −52 −2
Fusiform gyrus 4.52 4.07 −16 −44 −6
4.49 4.05 −34 −60 −4
1 Superior frontal gyrus (BA9) Superior parietal gyrus/ 103 5.25 4.60 −16 −66 46
Superior occipital gyrus/ 4.29 3.90 −20 −64 38
Precuneus
1* Superior frontal gyrus (BA9) Calcarine sulcus/ 137 5.12 4.51 22 −52 6
Lingual gyrus 4.77 4.26 32 −64 16
4.48 4.04 26 −60 12
1* Superior frontal gyrus (BA9) Precuneus/ 338 5.02 4.44 0 −46 52
Middle cingulate gyrus 4.99 4.42 10 −44 52
3.80 3.52 −6 −52 56
2* Left inferior frontal gyrus Precuneus 615 6.14 5.19 0 −56 50
4.88 4.34 10 −44 48
4.51 4.07 12 −58 46
2 Left inferior frontal gyrus Lingual gyrus/ 99 4.64 4.16 14 −54 8
Calcarine sulcus/
Precuneus
2 Left inferior frontal gyrus Calcarine sulcus/ 81 3.92 3.61 −2 −74 16
Lingual gyrus 3.85 3.56 6 −64 16
3.55 3.31 2 −60 8
2* Left insula Precuneus 217 4.09 3.74 6 −62 48
3.88 3.58 14 −58 44
3.88 3.58 8 −52 42
3* Posterior cingulate gyrus/precuneus Medial orbital frontal gyrus 133 6.30 5.29 2 50 −10
3* Cuneus Medial orbital frontal gyrus 323 6.23 5.25 0 54 -10
5.37 4.68 0 46 −8
4.51 4.06 −−12 52 −6
3* Cuneus Superior frontal gyrus/ 158 5.36 4.68 −16 62 16
Superior medial frontal gyrus 3.98 3.65 −12 62 6
4 Left amygdala Superior medial frontal gyrus 125 4.23 3.85 −2 34 40
4.10 3.75 6 30 48

Peak activations with corresponding T-values and Z-values of brain regions, which showed enhanced functional connectivity to our selected seed regions per cluster for the contrasts (criticism > standard), (standard > criticism) and (criticism > standard x neuroticism). Results were corrected on FWE cluster level (k>20) with an initial threshold of p<0.001 uncorrected. An asterisk (*) was used to denote clusters that survived multiple comparisons correction for applying thirteen seed regions (FWE cluster level (k>20) p = 0.05/13 = p<0.003).