Table 5.
Significant activations for valence-by-intensity contrasts.
| Region of activation | Hemisphere | Peak x | Peak y | Peak z | Cluster size (mm3) | t |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy-high + Low-angry > Happy-low + Angry-high | ||||||
| Cingulate gyrus | R | 13 | 12 | 25 | 375 | 3.42 |
| R | 25 | -22 | 41 | 2536 | 3.47 | |
| Precentral gyrus | R | 57 | -2 | 21 | 551 | 3.28 |
| R | 55 | -11 | 40 | 378 | 3.25 | |
| Insula | R | 42 | -20 | 12 | 4224 | 3.53 |
| Post-central gyrus | R | 42 | -28 | 54 | 906 | 3.22 |
| Superior temporal gyrus | R | 40 | -40 | 9 | 611 | 3.37 |
| R | 29 | -51 | 35 | 2507 | 3.50 | |
| Posterior cingulate | R | 13 | -67 | 12 | 277 | 3.14 |
| Cerebellum | R | 30 | -49 | -26 | 422 | 3.32 |
| R | 10 | -74 | -20 | 598 | 3.23 | |
| Anterior cingulate | L | -17 | 16 | -6 | 282 | 3.18 |
| L | -22 | -26 | 39 | 1256 | 3.41 | |
| Middle frontal gyrus | L | -48 | 15 | 31 | 2944 | 3.37 |
| Insula | L | -29 | -5 | 1 | 862 | 3.23 |
| L | -46 | -21 | 19 | 6204 | 3.35 | |
| Inferior parietal lobule | L | -33 | -45 | 45 | 836 | 3.41 |
| Happy-low + Angry-high > Happy-high + Low-angry | ||||||
| No brain regions were activated | ||||||