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. 2015 Sep 2;6:1285. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01285

Table 5.

Brain regions for main effect of funniness (jokes versus non-jokes).

Region BA Side MNI coordinates
Z score
x y z
Anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) 32 L -3 41 4 7.56
Temporoparietal junction (TPJ) 39 L -54 -69 25 6.85
Temporoparietal junction 39 R 57 -61 25 5.75
Amygdala R 24 -4 -17 5.28
Middle occipital gyrus 19 L -36 -85 1 5.21
Frontoinsular (FI) 13 R 30 26 1 4.62

MNI, Montreal Neurological Institute; L, left; R, right; BA, Brodmann’s area. Activation threshold was set at p < 0.05 FWE (family-wise error rate) corrected for multiple comparisons at the peak level for the whole brain.

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