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. 2017 Oct 19;17:222–231. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2017.10.019

Table 2.

Location of significant posterior cingulate cortex connectivity decreases within the default mode network in individuals with chronic pain (A) and during tonic pain (B). Locations are in Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) space.

Cluster size t value MNI co-ordinate
X Y Z
(A) Chronic pain
Precuneus 48 3.87 0 − 72 40
Inferior parietal cortex
 Left 24 3.41 − 46 − 68 36
 Right 10 2.90 50 − 68 40
Medial prefrontal cortex 29 3.76 12 40 50
10 3.48 6 66 8



(B) Tonic pain
Right inferior parietal cortex 21 4.05 48 − 68 30
Medial prefrontal cortex
 Left 16 3.91 − 2 58 − 4
 Right 18 3.00 2 56 − 6