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. 2014 Jun 19;8:445. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00445

Table 4.

Significant activation clusters of the Activation Likelihood Estimate (ALE) analyses.

Contrast Region Volume(mm3) x y z ALE(x103) Number of studies/Foci per cluster
Task > Control (minimum cluster size 304mm3) L pre-SMA 2560 −2 18 46 19.3 4/10
R pre-SMA 6 12 58 8.8
R insula; anterior part 1304 30 24 2 17.05 4/5
R insula; anterior part 40 18 −4 14.4
L insula; anterior part 768 −32 18 −2 14.7 3/3
R putamen 448 22 8 2 15.2 2/2
R inferior parietal lobule (PFop) 432 56 −16 24 14.7 2/2
L middle frontal gyrus 432 −28 −4 52 11.2 1/1
R posterior cingulate gyrus 312 4 −36 34 11.6 2/2
R inferior parietal lobule (hIP2) 312 42 −42 46 10.7 2/2
R anterior occipital sulcus (hOC5) 304 46 −66 4 12.1 2/2
L inferior frontal gyrus; p. opercularis 304 −56 10 22 10.4 2/2
Hard > Easy (minimum cluster size 320mm3) R pre-SMA 4040 2 18 46 24.7 9/10
R insula; anterior part 3560 38 20 0 20.1 9/9
R inferior frontal gyrus; p. triangularis 50 22 12 9.7
R pre-central gyrus 2328 42 4 32 25.4 6/6
R angular gyrus; hIP3 2168 28 −60 46 14 6/7
R superior occipital gyrus; SPL 24 −72 42 10.5
L inferior frontal gyrus; p. opercularis 1904 −40 8 28 11.4 5/6
L pre-central gyrus −46 −2 38 11
L pre-central gyrus −38 −2 26 7.9
L insula; anterior part 1840 −32 22 4 17.5 6/6
R pre-central gyrus 1448 32 −6 54 15.3 4/5
L superior frontal gyrus 1008 −22 4 60 11.6 3/4
L superior frontal gyrus −24 −10 58 9
L superior parietal lobule (SPL) 760 −26 −66 54 10.5 2/3
R inferior parietal lobule (hIP3) 680 42 −46 52 12.3 2/3
L inferior parietal lobule (hIP3) 552 −30 −50 44 12.4 2/2
L middle occipital gyrus (hOC3v) 520 −30 −90 10 11.4 1/1
R middle occipital gyrus 440 32 −84 10 11.3 2/2
L calcarine gyrus 432 −10 −96 −4 12 2/2
R calcarine gyrus 360 16 −98 4 11.5 2/2
R middle frontal gyrus 360 32 46 16 10.6 2/2
L superior occipital gyrus 320 −22 −76 30 9 2/2
Reward Anticipation > Control (minimum cluster size 288mm3) R caudate nucleus 15208 12 10 −10 33 8/48
L putamen −12 8 −10 26.5
L caudate nucleus −6 2 0 23
R pallidum 10 4 −2 17.7
R rectal gyrus 22 12 −16 17.2
L thalamus 0 −18 10 16
R amygdala 22 2 −20 15
L amygdala −14 2 −16 14.3
R substantia nigra 1664 8 −16 −16 19.6 2/5
L mammillary body −2 −16 −18 14.1
R inferior frontal gyrus; p. orbitalis 1568 36 22 −22 14.4 4/5
R inferior frontal gyrus; p. orbitalis 42 22 −14 13
R superior medial gyrus 1040 6 46 30 15.2 3/4
L insula; anterior part 1000 −38 14 −16 14.5 2/4
L cerebellum; lobule VII crus II 448 −22 −74 −42 13.8 1/2
L anterior cingulate gyrus 440 0 42 12 10 2/3
R superior medial frontal gyrus 6 52 16 9.3

Several clusters had multiple peak ALE values and are reported in ALE as subclusters. Note that these do not have a volume estimate as they are part of the main cluster.