Table 3. Within-Group Comparisons of BOLD Activation in Response to OCD-Specific Words Relative to Neutral Words.
| Brain region (Brodmann area) | MNI coordinates | Z-score | Cluster size | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x | y | z | |||
| Individuals with OCD | |||||
| L medial superior frontal cortex (10) | −12 | 58 | 20 | 5.46 | 2093 |
| −14 | 62 | 2 | 5.09 | ||
| R medial superior frontal cortex (10) | 6 | 58 | 28 | 5.08 | |
| L precuneus (23) | −6 | −52 | 26 | 4.35 | 478 |
| −6 | −60 | 34 | 4.27 | ||
| R precuneus (23) | 8 | −58 | 30 | 3.56 | |
| L inferior frontal cortex (45) | −44 | 22 | 6 | 4.33 | 72 |
| L middle temporal cortex (39) | −50 | −66 | 32 | 4.32 | 260 |
| −44 | −58 | 24 | 4.24 | ||
| −40 | −60 | 34 | 3.29 | ||
| R inferior frontal cortex (45) | 52 | 24 | 0 | 3.85 | 50 |
| −40 | 28 | −10 | 3.75 | 25 | |
| R medial superior frontal cortex (9) | 12 | 36 | 54 | 3.74 | 27 |
| L insula (48) | −28 | 16 | −18 | 3.73 | 21 |
| Individuals without OCD | |||||
| None | |||||
Abbreviations: BOLD, blood oxygen level dependent; L, left; MNI, Montreal Neurological Institute; OCD, obsessive–compulsive disorder; R, right.