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. 2017 Jan 24;12(4):651–661. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsw173

Table 1.

Brain activation in response to moderately vs mildly painful stimulation

MNI peak coordinates in mm
Brain region Cluster size (mm3) z score peak x y z
Cluster spanning: 42938 4.71 −36 6 10
central opercular cortex, 4.71 −36 6 10
insula, 4.59 −40 −20 12
SII 4.57 −54 0 8
Cluster spanning: 41520 4.46 −4 14 32
pdACC, 4.46 −4 14 32
parietal cortex, 3.95 16 −48 64
SMA 3.55 −8 −2 60
cerebellum 36816 4.01 −32 −50 −50
Cluster spanning: 30520 5.34 54 −14 18
SII, 5.34 54 −14 18
central opercularcortex, 4.90 38 −16 18
insula 3.94 34 14 6

Brain areas that were more activated by moderately compared to mildly painful stimulation (significant on a whole brain-level, voxel-based threshold z = 2.3 and cluster-based threshold P < 0.05). Local maxima within the clusters are given for individual anatomical areas. SII, secondary somatosensory cortex; pdACC, posterior-dorsal anterior cingulate cortex; SMA, supplementary motor area.