Table 2.

Brain regions showing lower neural activation during the flow condition than during the boredom and overload conditions, revealed by the contrast [B − 2F + O] at a threshold of P < 0.001 (voxel level) and P < 0.050 (cluster level, FWE-corrected)

	Brain region	BA	Number of voxels	Peak voxel (MNI space)
				x	y	z	z-score
R	Posterior cingulate cortex	26	3926	2	−44	30	6.58
L	Middle cingulate cortex	23		−4	−24	38	5.32
L	Paracentral lobule	4		−6	−36	70	4.58
R	Paracentral lobule	4		4	−38	70	4.30
R	Middle temporal gyrus	22	7939	62	−46	10	6.53
R	Angular gyrus	39		56	−56	30	6.35
R	Superior temporal gyrus	42		58	−24	20	5.66
R	Amygdala	–		30	0	−18	4.98
R	Middle insula	–		38	−8	−4	4.71
R	Postcentral gyrus	3		60	−10	40	4.61
R	HC	–		26	−16	−18	4.51
R	Temporal pole	20		46	10	−34	4.49
R	Amygdala	–		20	−4	−20	4.11
L	Middle temporal gyrus	37	4665	−62	−56	8	6.37
L	Angular gyrus	39		−48	−58	26	6.12
L	Middle temporal gyrus	21		−60	−22	−6	5.30
L	Superior temporal gyrus	42		−60	−28	20	5.20
L	Middle insula	–		−40	−12	−4	4.80
L	HC	–		−26	−16	−20	4.33
L	Amygdala	–		−26	−2	−16	3.85
L	Medial superior frontal gyrus	10	5449	−6	60	10	6.30
R	Medial orbital frontal gyrus	10		6	54	−4	5.89
L	Medial superior frontal gyrus	10		−8	52	24	5.63
R	Medial superior frontal gyrus	9		12	40	48	5.39
R	Anterior cingulate cortex	32		6	50	24	4.76
R	IFG, orbital part	47	297	48	34	−2	4.43
R	IFG, orbital part	47		56	26	−2	4.05
L	Postcentral gyrus	3	214	−62	−14	36	4.00
L	Postcentral gyrus	3		−46	−26	58	3.94
L	Postcentral gyrus	3		−56	−18	44	3.60