Table 2. Significant Main and Interaction Effects in the Bilateral Amygdala.
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Left amygdala |
Right amygdala |
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Peak coordinate |
Z-score | Cluster size | PFWE |
Peak coordinate |
Z-score | Cluster size | PFWE | |||||
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| Placebo model | ||||||||||||
| Main effect of task conditiona | −28 | −4 | −18 | 4.35 | 168 | 0.001 | 20 | −4 | −14 | 5.61 | 205 | <0.001 |
| Task × group | −26 | −2 | −22 | 3.15 | 47 | 0.046 | 28 | −10 | −14 | 2.63 | 26 | 0.187 |
| Controls: fearful-angry>happy-neutral | −28 | −2 | −18 | 5.05 | 189 | <0.001 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| PTSD: fearful-angry>happy-neutral | −20 | −4 | −14 | 2.16 | 30 | 0.359 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oxytocin model | ||||||||||||
| Medication × group | −30 | −4 | −24 | 3.19 | 29 | 0.047 | 18 | −6 | −12 | 2.70 | 12 | 0.188 |
| Controls: oxytocin>placebo | −30 | 0 | −22 | 3.52 | 29 | 0.016 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| PTSD: placebo>oxytocin | −30 | −2 | −24 | 3.26 | 20 | 0.034 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Significant main and interaction effects for the left and right amygdala region of interests (ROIs). Baseline differences between PTSD patients and controls, males and females and task conditions were tested within the placebo model. In addition, oxytocin (OT) administration effects were tested within the OT model. PFWE-values <0.05 were considered significant. Peak voxel coordinates are given in MNI space.
Main effect of task condition: fearful-angry faces elicited more amygdala activity compared with happy-neutral faces.