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. 2015 Oct 28;41(6):1495–1504. doi: 10.1038/npp.2015.299

Table 2. Significant Main and Interaction Effects in the Bilateral Amygdala.

  Left amygdala
Right amygdala
  Peak coordinate
Z-score Cluster size PFWE Peak coordinate
Z-score Cluster size PFWE
  X Y Z       X Y Z      
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.

a

Main effect of task condition: fearful-angry faces elicited more amygdala activity compared with happy-neutral faces.