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. 2016 Nov 30;42(7):1409–1419. doi: 10.1038/npp.2016.248

Table 3. Drug Condition Comparisons (p⩽0.001, t>3.0) for Preferential Neural Responses to Negative Social Feedback (Negative Social Feedback>Positive Social Feedback).

Brain region MNI coordinates X, Y, Z Cluster size Peak T-value Peak uncorrected p-value
Placebo>Oxytocin
 Left superior frontal cortex −21, 32, 55 55 5.01 <0.001
 Right superior temporal gyrus 60, −4, −14 36 4.55 <0.001
 Left TPJ/pSTSa −54, −40, 7 101 4.12 <0.001
 Cingulate −12, −22, 49 202 4.11 <0.001
 Left fusiform −24, −37, −20 89 4.05 <0.001
 Left OFC −39, 29, −17 60 3.93 <0.001
 Right fusiform 24, −34, −17 39 3.85 <0.001
 Right fusiform/ITGa 45, −10, −23 53 3.50 <0.001
 Left middle temporal gyrus −57, −13, −17 56 3.47 <0.001
 Posterior cingulate −9, −55, 22 30 3.30 0.001
         
Oxytocin>Placebo
 No significant activation        
         
Placebo>Vasopressin
 Left superior frontal incl. −18, 35, 55 100 4.12 <0.001
  Pre-SMAa 0, 26, 55   3.07 0.001
 Anterior cingulate/MPFC −9, 44, 28 52 3.76 <0.001
 Right fusiform/ITGa 48, −13, −20 28 3.54 <0.001
 Left OFC −30, 26, −20 34 3.42 <0.001
 Right OFC 45, 35, −11 50 3.33 0.001
 MPFC −3, 38, 40 26 3.31 0.001
 Left TPJ/pSTSa −54, −37, 10 46 3.29 0.001
         
Vasopressin>Placebo
 No significant activations        
         
Oxytocin>Vasopressin
 Anterior cingulate 9, 23, 25 25 3.50 <0.001
         
Vasopressin>Oxytocin
 Right superior temporal gyrus 39, 14, −26 32 3.75 <0.001
 Posterior cingulate −3, −31, 10 34 3.60 <0.001

Abbreviations: ITG, inferior temporal gryus; MPFC, medial prefrontal cortex; OFC, orbitofrontal cortex; pSTS, posterior superior temporal sulcus; TPJ, temporoparietal junction.

Cluster size determined by p<0.005, cluster size⩾25 for illustrative purposes in Figure 3.

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Brain region significantly activated for negative social feedback>positive social feedback under placebo (and not oxytocin or vasopressin).