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. 2016 Jul 2;25:128–137. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2016.06.005

Table 1.

Age-independent effects of stimulus valence on brain recruitment.

MNI Coordinates
Region Hemisphere # Voxels F x y z
Aversive > Neutral and Neutral > Aversive*
Aversive > Neutral:
Temporoparietal junction, middle occipital gyri R 10401 280.64 51 −63 6
Inferior frontal gyrus R 199 45.56 42 24 −15
Inferior frontal gyrus R 217 66.33 45 3 30
Inferior frontal gyrus R 205 53.35 51 27 −3
Inferior and middle frontal gyri R 70 37.76 54 15 39
Inferior frontal gyrus R 199 53.58 54 33 6
Inferior frontal gyrus R 253 79.79 57 18 27
Middle frontal gyrus R 234 86.96 39 0 42
Superior temporal gyrus R 309 66.22 57 −45 15
Superior temporal gyrus R 103 56.30 45 −45 15
Temporoparietal junction,
middle occipital gyri
L 1381 248.06 −48 −72 6
Superior parietal lobule R 142 40.20 27 −72 33
Fusiform gyrus R 285 268.15 45 −54 −15
Fusiform gyrus R 594 236.82 45 −66 −9
Fusiform gyrus L 265 106.82 −39 −51 −18
Cerebellum L 342 72.21 −15 −78 −30



Neutral > Aversive:
Anterior insula R 133 77.29 36 6 9
Mid insula R 75 29.97 42 3 −9
Posterior insula R 317 100.53 51 −3 3
Posterior insula R 273 56.96 39 −15 12
Posterior insula R 168 51.38 42 −33 21
Posterior insula R 99 32.68 36 −24 3
Hippocampus, parahippocampal
gyrus
L 192 73.17 −30 −48 −3
Hippocampus, parahippocampal
gyrus
R 62 49.88 33 −42 −6
Parahippocampal gyrus L 71 33.17 −21 −33 −21
Parahippocampal gyrus R 89 33.07 27 −36 −18
Parahippocampal gyrus,
fusiform gyrus
R 195 59.87 27 −51 0
Precentral gyrus R 496 70.81 57 −9 12
Cuneus L 311 124.17 −12 −69 21
Cuneus R 323 112.79 12 −57 6
Cuneus R 421 106.26 12 −69 21
Cuneus L 316 105.78 −6 −78 27
Cuneus L 347 87.14 −9 −57 3
Cuneus R 192 81.41 9 −69 0
Cuneus L 229 72.57 −9 −81 3
Cuneus L 230 68.63 −6 −87 18
Cuneus, cerebellum L 149 103.93 −6 −72 −6
Cerebellum R 85 62.56 9 −69 −9
Cerebellum L 121 26.70 −21 −57 −18



Aversive > Neutral
Inferior frontal gyrus L 201 29.03 −54 15 24
Inferior frontal gyrus L 34 23.70 −54 15 33
Inferior frontal gyrus L 37 23.53 −48 3 33
Inferior frontal gyrus L 58 26.61 −45 12 21
Middle frontal gyrus L 113 40.52 −30 −3 45
dmPFC R 705 68.25 3 54 30
dmPFC R 38 30.87 6 18 57
dmPFC R 132 30.66 6 30 51
Anterior cingulate L 42 25.18 −9 18 45
Anterior insula L 274 41.12 −30 24 −3
Anterior insula L 43 33.92 −36 18 −21
Inferior frontal gyrus L 20 27.40 −51 36 −9
Inferior frontal gyrus L 61 21.98 −42 33 −6
Hippocampus R 260 71.03 30 −27 −3
Hippocampus R 29 31.65 30 −12 −15
Amygdala R 21 26.81 33 −3 −18
Midbrain L 43 37.57 −6 −33 −6
Midbrain L 22 20.49 −3 −21 −15
Midbrain R 44 34.16 6 −33 −6
Thalamus R 211 30.24 6 −9 3
Thalamus L 30 26.88 −9 −6 0
Thalamus R 37 26.56 6 −15 12
Caudate R 34 22.78 12 3 15
Caudate R 35 26.17 12 9 6
Ventral striatum L 24 24.25 −12 6 0
Temporoparietal junction L 41 25.91 −60 −39 30
Superior parietal lobule L 412 70.47 −27 −51 48
Inferior parietal lobule L 108 25.90 −42 −33 39
Superior parietal lobule R 362 109.43 27 −48 45
Superior parietal lobule R 208 89.85 27 −54 54
Cerebellum R 247 41.82 9 −78 −39
Cerebellum M 83 34.95 0 −54 −36
Cerebellum R 92 35.01 9 −75 −30



Neutral > Aversive
Middle frontal gyrus L 118 29.60 −24 18 51
Middle frontal gyrus L 43 26.68 −21 27 33
Middle frontal gyrus R 188 27.36 36 36 30
Middle frontal gyrus R 37 23.45 30 39 21
Middle frontal gyrus R 83 22.23 39 45 21
vmPFC L 229 34.56 −9 39 −9
vmPFC R 108 33.65 12 36 −9
Pregenual cingulate L 28 17.47 −3 30 3
Inferior temporal gyrus R 52 26.56 69 −27 −21
Superior temporal gyrus L 1886 71.51 −57 −6 3
Superior temporal gyrus L 220 66.60 −66 −24 6
Superior temporal gyrus L 167 56.36 −51 3 −6
Superior temporal gyrus L 283 54.76 −54 −15 12
Mid insula L 133 59.73 −33 3 9
Posterior insula L 178 49.92 −36 −36 21
Posterior insula L 132 47.23 −30 −21 15
Posterior insula L 135 43.34 −36 −21 3
Posterior insula L 70 33.29 −42 −21 −6
Middle temporal gyrus L 61 26.91 −66 −45 −12
Precentral gyrus L 162 53.69 −48 −12 48
Precentral gyrus L 60 41.02 −33 −18 42
Inferior temporal gyrus L 23 17.02 −57 −36 −18
Posterior cingulate L 2056 70.99 −6 −36 36
Posterior cingulate R 133 68.02 12 −36 39
Anterior cingulate R 168 53.93 6 6 36
Mid cingulate L 61 25.88 −6 0 42
Mid cingulate R 37 21.77 12 −15 42
Pre SMA R 84 53.86 6 3 45
Supplementary Motor Area M 168 51.40 0 −3 60
Supplementary Motor Area R 130 46.64 9 −9 60
Paracentral lobule R 155 62.21 6 −30 48
Paracentral lobule R 45 18.71 9 −42 63
Postcentral gyrus R 142 46.14 51 −12 48
Postcentral gyrus R 231 37.30 21 −30 57
Postcentral gyrus L 106 36.33 −21 −30 57
Postcentral gyrus R 114 20.68 42 −24 60
Precentral gyrus R 93 35.16 36 −18 42
Precentral gyrus L 69 29.17 −18 −21 57
Precentral gyrus R 33 20.64 60 0 39
Superior parietal lobule L 93 39.21 −18 −39 63
Inferior parietal lobule L 396 45.32 −36 −75 39
Inferior parietal lobule L 136 38.57 −45 −66 45
Inferior parietal lobule L 97 34.09 −42 −57 45
Inferior parietal lobule L 24 25.60 −39 −84 36
Inferior parietal lobule R 278 34.89 51 −66 39
Inferior parietal lobule R 74 28.75 39 −66 42
Inferior parietal lobule R 114 32.15 51 −51 45

Brain regions identified by the main effect of stimulus valence. For hemisphere, R = right, L = left, M = medial. F = maximum F statistic for a given cluster. *A single large cluster was identified by the main effect of valence term but regions within this cluster varied according to whether they responded more strongly to negative and neutral stimuli. Subclusters that contained 20 or more voxels are reported under their supracluster.