Table 2. Between-Emotion Contrasts.
| Activations | NegativeImprov > PositiveImprov |
Cluster Size | Cluster Size | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | BA |
Left Hemisphere |
Right Hemisphere |
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| t-score | x | y | z | t-score | x | y | z | ||||
| SMA | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.28 | 6 | −12 | 72 | 277 |
| ACC | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.71 | 16 | 34 | 26 | |
| Insula | 13 | 3.8 | −40 | 8 | −4 | 17 | 3.41 | 36 | 12 | −8 | 13 |
| 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.83 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 25 | |
| Frontal Lobe | |||||||||||
| FPPFC | 10 | 3.7 | −40 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 4.11 | 26 | 46 | 30 | |
| 9 | 4.19 | −42 | 12 | 38 | 14 | 4.55 | 38 | 20 | 34 | 9 | |
| Perisylvian Language Areas | |||||||||||
| MTG | 21 | 3.98 | −64 | −40 | 0 | 22 | 5.36 | 60 | −42 | −2 | 62 |
| STG | 22 | 4.24 | −64 | −38 | 2 | 19 | 4.48 | 56 | −44 | 2 | 54 |
| Parietal Lobe | |||||||||||
| Precuneus | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.41 | 4 | −44 | 46 | 136 |
| Angular Gyrus | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.21 | 38 | −58 | 50 | 19 |
| Superior Parietal | 40 | 4.29 | −64 | −32 | 32 | 122 | 5.64 | 44 | −46 | 44 | 264 |
| Activations | AmbiguousImprov > PositiveImprov | ||||||||||
| Region | BA | Left Hemisphere | Right Hemisphere | ||||||||
| t-score | x | y | z | Cluster Size | t-score | x | y | z | Cluster Size | ||
| SMA | 6 | 4.33 | −2 | 2 | 60 | 225* | 4.59 | 20 | −2 | 64 | 225* |
| Insula | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.4 | 36 | 22 | 2 | 62 |
| Insula | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.63 | 38 | 22 | 0 | 31 |
| Cingulate Lobe | |||||||||||
| ACC | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.36 | 16 | 34 | 36 | 30 |
| MCC | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.16 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 85 |
| Frontal Lobe | |||||||||||
| Precentral gyrus | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 | 54 | 12 | 32 | 235 |
| FPPFC | 10 | 4.4 | −26 | 54 | 4 | 27 | 4.7 | 34 | 44 | 28 | 60 |
| Perisylvian Language Areas | |||||||||||
| STG | 22 | 4.14 | −64 | −42 | 2 | 75 | 6.04 | 66 | −14 | 4 | 124 |
| IFG-P-OP | 44 | 7.67 | −44 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 6.6 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 125 |
| IFG-P-Tr | 45 | 5.52 | −46 | 18 | 6 | 29 | 5.56 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 121 |
| Parietal Lobe | |||||||||||
| Angular Gyrus | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.59 | 36 | −56 | 48 | 337 |
| Precuneus | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.63 | 20 | −74 | 44 | 170 |
| Activations | PositiveImprov > NegativeImprov | ||||||||||
| Region | BA | Left Hemisphere | Right Hemisphere | ||||||||
| t-score | x | y | z | Cluster Size | t-score | x | y | z | Cluster Size | ||
| Cerebellum—VI | 4.04 | −8 | −64 | −26 | 113 | 4.07 | 10 | −64 | −24 | 157 | |
| Parahippocampal gyrus | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.51 | 22 | −24 | −22 | 7 |
| Activations | PositiveImprov > AmbiguousImprov | ||||||||||
| Region | BA | Left Hemisphere | Right Hemisphere | ||||||||
| t-score | x | y | z | Cluster Size | t-score | x | y | z | Cluster Size | ||
| Amygdala | 6.18 | −22 | −2 | −22 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hipocampus | 3.9 | −32 | −26 | −14 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Parahippocampal gyrus | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.32 | 22 | −14 | −24 | 11 |
| Activations | AmbiguousImprov > NegativeImprov | ||||||||||
| Region | BA | Left Hemisphere | Right Hemisphere | ||||||||
| t-score | x | y | z | Cluster Size | t-score | x | y | z | Cluster Size | ||
| Vermis—VII | — | — | — | — | — | 3.94 | 0 | −72 | −26 | 17 | |
| Primary Motor Area | 4 | 10.05 | −46 | −14 | 54 | 238 | — | — | — | — | — |
| STG | 22 | 4.69 | −50 | −14 | 4 | 45 | 5.87 | 56 | −8 | −2 | 85 |
| Heschel's Gyrus | 41 | 3.63 | −48 | −20 | 10 | 65 | 4.06 | 48 | −20 | 10 | 47 |
| Activations | NegativeImprov > AmbiguousImprov | ||||||||||
| Region | BA | Left Hemisphere | Right Hemisphere | ||||||||
| t-score | x | y | z | Cluster Size | t-score | x | y | z | Cluster Size | ||
| Hippocampus | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8 | 30 | −40 | −2 | 12 | |
| ACC | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.74 | 14 | 40 | 24 | 19 |
| Angular Gyrus | 39 | 3.69 | −48 | −72 | 30 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SMG | 40 | 3.76 | −60 | −56 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
All coordinates are described according to the Montreal Neurological Institute system, and were obtained through a random effects (uncorrected, p < 0.005, 10 voxel cluster threshold) analysis of data. Abbreviations: SMA, supplementary motor area; IFG-P-Op, inferior frontal gyrus pars opercularis; IFG-P-Tr, inferior frontal gyrus pars triangularis; STG, superior temporal gyrus; FPPFC, frontopolar prefrontal cortex; DLPFC, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; DMPFC, dorsomedial prefrontal cortex; MCC, middle cingulate cortex; ACC, anterior cingulate cortex; AG, angular gyrus.