Fig. 3.

Increased activation and functional connectivity while observing a friend vs stranger in vicarious embarrassment situations. (A) Increased activation of the precuneus for friend_VE–stranger_VE is depicted with a yellow color gradient (P < 0.05, corrected on cluster extend level; the colour gradient illustrates the corresponding t-values) and the constricted precuneus area used as seed region for the functional connectivity analysis is depicted in blue (P < 0.0005, uncorrected, masked with an anatomical precuneus with the PCC mask). (B) Increased connectivity of the precuneus and ACC while observing a friend vs stranger during social situations. Bar charts indicate the mean parameter estimates with standard errors at the peak voxel of the connectivity effect within the ACC (−10, 22, 42 mm).