Table 3.

Relationships between nucleus accumbens-based functional connectivity and the subscale scores of self-determination theory such as autonomy, competence, and relatedness.

Functional connectivity		Correlated variable	MNI coordinate, mm			Nvox	Zmax
Seed	Target region		x	y	z
Baseline
Lt. Nucleus accumbens	Lt. Ventromedial prefrontal cortex	Competence	2	70	6	365	−4.58
	Lt. Middle temporal pole	Autonomy	−46	0	−28	293	−3.90
	Rt. Middle temporal pole	Autonomy	34	4	−36	553	−4.43
	Rt. Middle temporal pole	Relatedness	34	8	−30	327	−4.90
	Rt. Middle temporal gyrus	Relatedness	48	−30	−8	270	3.84
	Lt. Paracentral lobule	Autonomy	−12	−22	72	282	−3.77
	Rt. Angular gyrus	Autonomy	40	−38	32	324	4.22
Rt. Nucleus accumbens	Rt. Dorsomedial prefrontal cortex	Competence	6	34	36	278	3.84
	Rt. Ventromedial prefrontal cortex	Competence	16	62	2	260	−3.34
	Lt. Middle temporal gyrus	Relatedness	−64	−24	−4	333	4.22
After Gratitude intervention
Lt. Nucleus accumbens	Lt. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex	Autonomy	−30	42	52	270	5.32
	Rt. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex	Autonomy	42	30	48	645	4.60
	Lt. Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex	Autonomy	−8	6	30	213	−4.34
	Rt. Rolandic operculum	Autonomy	44	−26	20	224	−3.39
	Lt. Supplementary motor area	Autonomy	−14	−10	70	368	−3.74
	Rt. Supplementary motor area	Autonomy	8	−10	58	227	−4.24
	Rt. Supramarginal gyrus	Relatedness	62	−44	28	233	−3.73
	Lt. Calcarine gyrus	Autonomy	−12	−108	−2	220	4.18
	Rt. Inferior occipital gyrus	Relatedness	36	−82	−12	310	4.23
	Lt. Inferior occipital gyrus	Relatedness	−34	−82	−6	270	3.96
	Rt. Cerebellum	Competence	8	−44	−18	439	−4.07
Rt. Nucleus accumbens	Lt. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex	Autonomy	−32	36	54	232	4.17
	Rt. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex	Autonomy	40	26	50	378	4.40
	Lt. Paracentral lobule	Autonomy	0	−16	72	321	−3.56
	Lt. Precuneus	Relatedness	0	−66	62	221	−3.95
	Rt. Cuneus	Relatedness	12	−80	34	261	−4.40
After Resentment intervention
Lt. Nucleus accumbens	Lt. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex	Autonomy	−28	40	50	230	3.95
	Lt. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex	Autonomy	−50	34	32	290	4.29
	Rt. Dorsomedial prefrontal cortex	Relatedness	8	36	62	228	3.79
	Lt. Ventromedial prefrontal cortex	Relatedness	−14	50	6	224	−3.84
	Lt. Posterior cingulate cortex	Autonomy	−12	−56	40	227	−3.68
Rt. Nucleus accumbens	Lt. Ventromedial prefrontal cortex	Relatedness	−18	62	10	501	−3.82
	Lt. Amygdala	Competence	−28	−2	−10	279	4.19
	Lt. Precuneus	Relatedness	−2	−58	74	274	−4.39

Significant clusters were obtained at family-wise error rate corrected P < 0.05.

Abbreviation: Lt, left; MNI, Montreal Neurological Institute; Nvox, number of contiguous voxels; Rt, right; Zmax, maximum z-value within the cluster.