Table 1.

Statistical details of activation foci obtained by group fMRI analysis.

Brain region	Talairach peak coordinate	Cluster size	Statistical value peak coordinate	p-value peak coordinate
Analysis:
Co-variance analysis (correlation BOLD-response romantic caress anticipation vs. control caress anticipation—PLS scores)
Right posterior insula	44, −23, 18	378	r = 0.69	<0.0005
Analysis:
Conjunction analysis [romantic caress vs. control caress “no touch trials”] ∩ [romantic caress vs. control caress “touch trials”]
Left postcentral sulcus	−52, −26, 30	405	t = 3.987	<0.0005
Right primary somatosensory cortex	35, −29, 42	108	t = 3.987	<0.001