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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 9.
Published in final edited form as: Emotion. 2010 Feb;10(1):25–33. doi: 10.1037/a0017151

Table 2.

Differences in Regional Activation and Deactivation Between Control and MT Groups in Response to Sadness Provocation

Anatomic region BA Side Cluster size Peak Z x y z (mm)
MT > control (training-related increases)
 Insula 48 R 43 4.07 33 −6 −6
 Lateral prefrontal cortex 46 R 13 3.90 42 42 9
 Subgenual ACC/gyrus rectus 11 R 11 3.87 6 15 −24
 Subgenual ACC/gyrus rectus 25 R 13 3.57 3 27 −18
 Thalamus (pulvinar) L 11 3.35 −12 −27 6
Control > MT (training-related decreases)
 Superior temporal sulcus 22 L 32 4.26 −54 −42 12
 Lateral prefrontal cortex 10 L 13 3.87 −30 45 9
 Middle temporal gyrus 21 L 18 3.65 −45 −21 −9
 Precuneus 7 R 15 3.57 6 −51 51

Note. MT = mindfulness training; R = right; L = left.