TABLE 3.
Brain Regions Involved in Empathy for Pain1
Voxel | ALE | x | y | z | Area | Label |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2405 | 0.084 | −40 | 14 | 0 | L anterior insula | |
0.041 | −30 | −4 | −14 | L amygdala | ||
0.036 | −16 | −8 | −8 | L globus pallidus | ||
0.033 | −38 | −2 | 4 | L claustrum | ||
0.029 | −48 | 8 | 8 | 44 | L precentral gyrus | |
0.028 | −46 | 0 | 24 | 9 | L inferior frontal gyrus | |
0.026 | −38 | −2 | 16 | L posterior insula | ||
2298 | 0.084 | 40 | 20 | −4 | 47 | R inferior frontal gyrus |
0.032 | 46 | 28 | 6 | 13 | R inferior frontal gyrus | |
0.032 | 26 | −2 | −14 | R amygdala | ||
1999 | 0.075 | −2 | 24 | 32 | 32 | L ACC/RCZa |
0.057 | 0 | −2 | 36 | 24 | ACC/CCZ | |
0.050 | −8 | 6 | 40 | 32 | L ACC/RCZp | |
0.031 | 0 | 10 | 54 | 6 | L MPFC | |
506 | 0.053 | 52 | −30 | 34 | 2 | R SI |
408 | 0.047 | −54 | −28 | 34 | 40 | L inferior parietal lobule |
0.020 | −44 | −38 | 38 | 40 | L inferior parietal lobule | |
302 | 0.033 | 12 | −6 | 12 | R thalamus | |
154 | 0.041 | −2 | 42 | 18 | 9 | L MPFC |
150 | 0.028 | −42 | −68 | −8 | 19 | L fusiform gyrus |
0.027 | −44 | −72 | 6 | 19 | L mid occipital gyrus | |
143 | 0.038 | −38 | −48 | 50 | 40 | L inferior parietal lobule |
131 | 0.040 | 36 | −4 | 14 | R posterior insula | |
117 | 0.027 | 48 | 4 | 30 | 9 | R inferior frontal gyrus |
0.024 | 44 | 2 | 42 | 6 | R mid frontal gyrus | |
55 | 0.026 | −10 | −12 | 6 | L thalamus | |
40 | 0.028 | 30 | −82 | 2 | 18 | R mid occipital gyrus |
35 | 0.027 | −30 | −64 | −26 | L cerebellum |
PFDR < 0.05, k > 30, voxel size = 2 × 2 × 2 mm. ACC, anterior cingulate cortex; RCZa, anterior rostral cingulate zone; RCZp, posterior rostral cingulate zone; CCZ, caudal cingulate zone; SI, primary somatosensory cortex; MPFC, medial prefrontal cortex; L, left; R, right. RCZa, RCZp, and CCZ are defined as by Fan et al. (2008).