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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pain. 2017 Aug;158(8):1461–1472. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000930

Table 3.

Brainstem response and connectivity to RAVANS

A-Brainstem response to eRAVANS versus SHAM stimulation (all subjects included, MIG+HC)
MNI coordinates (mm) Obex (mm) Peak T-value
Side Cluster Size (voxels) X Y Z eRAVANS > SHAM
Nucleus Tractus Solitarii L 2 −8 −38 −42 + 18 mm 4.07
B- NTS connectivity to higher brain regions: eRAVANS versus SHAM stimulation in MIG
MNI coordinates (mm) Peak Z-score
Side Cluster Size (voxels) X Y Z eRAVANS >SHAM eRAVANS SHAM
Anterior Insula L 529 −30 18 −6 3.14 3.04 −2.32
Mid-Cingulate Cortex L 916 −2 26 30 3.41 2.94 −0.34
C- Effects of eRAVANS on brainstem response to tactile (air-puff) trigeminal sensory stimulation: eRAVANS vs SHAM in MIG
MNI coordinates (mm) Obex (mm) Peak T-value
Side Cluster Size (voxels) X Y Z eRAVANS > SHAM
Nucleus Raphe Centralis L 3 0 −36 −28 +32 4.76
Locus Coeruleus L −4 −36 −26 +34 4.68