Table 1. Brain areas showing significant functional coupling with the amygdala during perception of angry compared to neutral expressions, as revealed by PPI analysis.
Lobe | Area | Hemisphere | Voxel size | MNI Coordinates |
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(2 mm3) | X | Y | Z | |||
Frontal | ||||||
PreCG | L | 344 | −60 | 9 | 23 | |
IFG | L | 206 | −53 | −4 | 10 | |
Parietal | ||||||
IPL | L | 147 | −57 | −50 | 47 | |
PostCG | L | 132 | −65 | −12 | 34 | |
PCUN | L | 419 | −9 | −52 | 54 | |
R | 279 | 8 | −50 | 54 | ||
PCC | R | 26 | 11 | −44 | 25 | |
Temporal | ||||||
FG | R | 39 | 32 | −38 | −13 | |
STS | R | 83 | 51 | −42 | 11 | |
Occipital | ||||||
V1 | R | 113 | 11 | −64 | 16 | |
Brainstem | ||||||
Pons | 808 | −8 | −40 | −42 |
Abbreviations: FG, fusiform gyrus; IFG, inferior frontal gyrus; IPL, inferior parietal lobule; PCC, posterior cingulate cortex; PCUN, precuneus; PostCG, postcentral gyrus; PreCG, precentral gyrus; STS, superior temporal solcus; V1, primary visual cortex.