Table 2.
Brain regions showing greater activation in Pet Owners compared to Non-Pet Owners, and group average responses, during Paradigm A – viewing of companion animal photographs (N = 30).
| MNI Coordinates |
Cluster Size (Voxels) | Cluster (corrected)-p | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brain Region | BA | Side | X | Y | Z | Z score | |||
| Pet Owner (PO, n=15) | |||||||||
| Middle Frontal Gyrus | 8 | L | −48 | 16 | 30 | 4.23 | 3760 | 0.0394 | |
| Inferior Frontal Gyrus | L | −42 | 38 | 0 | 3.53 | 3760 | 0.0394 | ||
| Inferior Frontal Gyrus | 9 | R | 54 | 16 | 24 | 4.15 | 8242 | 0.0005 | |
| Temporal Fusiform Gyrus | 37 | L | −46 | −68 | −14 | 5.08 | 19109 | < 0.0001 | |
| Middle Occipital Gyrus | 19 | L | −54 | −82 | 6 | 4.93 | 19109 | < 0.0001 | |
| Occipital Fusiform Gyrus | 19 | R | 26 | −86 | −14 | 5.79 | 19109 | < 0.0001 | |
| Occipital Lingual Gyrus | R | 30 | −78 | −8 | 5.11 | 19109 | < 0.0001 | ||
| Cerebellum Posterior Declive | R | 48 | −70 | −18 | 5.38 | 19109 | < 0.0001 | ||
| Non-Pet Owner (NPO, n=15) | |||||||||
| Middle Temporal Gyrus | 37 | R | 58 | −68 | 10 | 3.56 | 6103 | 0.0036 | |
| Temporal Fusiform Gyrus | 19 | R | 54 | −76 | −12 | 5.54 | 6103 | 0.0036 | |
| Temporal Fusiform Gyrus | L | −42 | −58 | −18 | 3.95 | 6103 | 0.0036 | ||
| Middle Occipital Gyrus | R | 38 | −100 | 4 | 3.94 | 6103 | 0.0036 | ||
| Occipital Fusiform Gyrus | L | −42 | −76 | −12 | 5.12 | 4662 | 0.0150 | ||
| Cerebellum Anterior Culmen | R | 42 | −56 | −24 | 5.49 | 6103 | 0.0036 | ||
| Cerebellum Anterior Culmen | L | −40 | −42 | −26 | 3.11 | 4662 | 0.0150 | ||
| Cerebellum Posterior Tuber | R | 56 | −60 | −32 | 2.36 | 6103 | 0.0036 | ||
| Pet Owner > Non-Pet Owner | |||||||||
| Middle Frontal Gyrus | 8 | L | −54 | 14 | 38 | 3.46 | 8923 | 0.0003 | |
| Middle Frontal Gyrus | 9 | L | −52 | 16 | 30 | 3.24 | 8923 | 0.0003 | |
| Inferior Frontal Gyrus | L | −40 | 34 | 0 | 3.13 | 8923 | 0.0003 | ||
| Occipital Lingual Gyrus | R | 24 | −74 | 0 | 3.2 | 7710 | 0.0008 | ||
| Insula | L | −38 | 0 | 0 | 3.02 | 8923 | 0.0003 | ||
| Cerebellum Anterior Lobe | L | −26 | −52 | −30 | 3.09 | 7710 | 0.0008 | ||
| Cerebellum Anterior Culmen | R | 24 | −60 | −22 | 3.53 | 7710 | 0.0008 | ||
| Cerebellum Posterior Uvula | L | −32 | −76 | −28 | 3.04 | 7710 | 0.0008 | ||
| Cerebellum Posterior Declive | R | 30 | −84 | −18 | 3.33 | 7710 | 0.0008 | ||
| Non-Pet Owner > Pet Owner No areas of different activation | |||||||||
fMRI data processing was performed using the FEAT Version 5.98 procedure, part of FSL. Z (Gaussianised T/F) statistic images were thresholded using clusters determined by Z > 1.96 and a (corrected) cluster significance threshold of p < 0.05.