Table 1.
Areas of significant BOLD signal—region of interest statistics
| Location | Brodmann areas | Coordinates (x y z) | Max t-score | Cluster size (mm3) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirth-inducing | Thalamus (I)a | −3 −16 8 | 13.48 | 4147 | |
| Amygdala (I)a | −9 −10 −10 | 13.89 | 4837 | ||
| Pons (I)a | −4 −21 −18 | 11.18 | 2524 | ||
| Ventral striatum (I) | −8 3 −7 | 9.65 | 2324 | ||
| Amygdala (C)a | 18 −9 −9 | 8.11 | 2902 | ||
| Fusiform gyrus (C) | 37 | 61 −58 9 | 7.58 | 3118 | |
| Cerebellum (C) | 20 −80 −27 | 6.40 | 2747 | ||
| Fusiform gyrus (I) | 37 | −45 −49 −17 | 6.05 | 717 | |
| Ventral striatum (C) | 9 4 −5 | 5.92 | 1240 | ||
| Temporal pole (C) | 38 | 28 9 −27 | 5.81 | 1062 | |
| Lateral orbitofrontal (I)a | 11 | −27 34 −3 | 5.73 | 300 | |
| Insula/claustrum (I) | 13, 14, 15, 16 | −36 14 1 | −12.00 | 10 104 | |
| Frontoparietal operculum (I) | 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 | −45 11 0 | −10.75 | 8197 | |
| Putamen (I)a | −28 1 1 | −9.54 | 5184 | ||
| Middle cingulate (I) | 24, 31 | −8 −21 42 | −7.95 | 3694 | |
| Sensorimotor (I)a | 3, 4 | −4 −27 49− | −7.80 | 5911 | |
| Lingual (I)a | 18,19 | −21 −46 −14 | −7.73 | 7933 | |
| Precuneus (I) | 7 | −18 −52 56 | −7.41 | 11 274 | |
| Supplementary motor (I)a | 6 | −16 5 64 | −7.22 | 4168 | |
| Superior frontal (I) | 10 | −20 44 23 | −6.72 | 3483 | |
| Dorsal anterior cingulate (I)a | 24, 32 | −3 2 42 | −6.84 | 3794 | |
| Rostral anterior cingulate (I)a | 24, 32 | −7 44 20 | −5.74 | 2035 | |
| Medial prefrontal (I) | 9, 10 | −15 43 25 | −5.67 | 1593 | |
| Non-mirth-inducing | Thalamus (I)a | −3 −17 7 | 16.87 | 7621 | |
| Cerebellum (C)a | 29 −69 −33 | 13.74 | 27 021 | ||
| Caudate (I) | −19 14 6 | 12.07 | 4260 | ||
| Putamen (I)a | −21 8 4 | 12.05 | 3992 | ||
| Ventral striatum (I)a | 15 0 −3 | 11.62 | 1477 | ||
| Amygdala (I)a | −14 −5 −5 | 10.38 | 1803 | ||
| Frontoparietal operculum (I) | 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 | −51 24 2 | 10.28 | 6868 | |
| Ventrolateral prefrontal (I)a | 46,47 | 50 26 4 | 9.97 | 9056 | |
| Posterior cingulate (I)a | 24,31 | −4 −39 6 | 9.95 | 637 | |
| Pons (I)a | −3 −24 −24 | 9.88 | 4850 | ||
| Cerebellar tonsil (C)a | 8 −53 −43 | 9.23 | 3336 | ||
| Insula/claustrum (I) | 13, 14, 15, 16 | −25 12 5 | 8.87 | 5191 | |
| Fusiform gyrus (C) | 37 | 34 −74 −21 | 8.81 | 4543 | |
| Rostral anterior cingulate (I)a | 24,32 | −5 33 15 | 8.35 | 3043 | |
| Lateral orbitofrontal (I)a | 11,47 | −31 30 −2 | 7.82 | 2002 | |
| Medial prefrontal (I)a | 9, 10 | −6 41 15 | 7.45 | 2129 | |
| Cerebellum (I) | −22 −73 −29 | 6.79 | 581 | ||
| Fusiform gyrus (I)a | 37 | −51 −57 −21 | 6.74 | 3737 | |
| Dorsal anterior cingulate (I) | 24, 32 | −7 13 36 | 5.09 | 323 |
Note: Coordinates in Talariach space (mm): x = mediolateral, y = rostrocaudal, and z = dorsoventral.
C, Contralateral; I, Ipsilateral.
aSurvived conjunction analysis (global null, family-wise error corrected P < 0.05).