Table IV.
Parametrical down‐regulation of value‐related activation during the “desire‐reason dilemma”
| Region | Activation decrease with parametrically increasing immediate reward value during the “desire‐reason dilemma” | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parametrical contrast [conditioned (rewarding) nontargets in reason context vs. desire context] | Parametrical contrast [conditioned (rewarding) nontargets in reason context vs. implicit baseline] | |||||
| HI | LO | HI > LO | HI | LO | HI > LO | |
| MNI coordinates (t‐value) | MNI coordinates (t‐value) | MNI coordinates (t‐value) | MNI coordinates (t‐value) | MNI coordinates (t‐value) | MNI coordinates (t‐value) | |
| L/R VMPFC | 0 33 −12 (−4.33) | n.s. | 0 30 −12 (−3.33)a | 0 24 −9 (−5.04)b | n.s. | −3 24 −9 (−4.94)b |
Activations are reported at P < 0.05, corrected for small volume, if not otherwise indicated.
a
Activation is reported at P < 0.005, uncorrected.
b
Activation is reported at P < 0.001, uncorrected, with a minimum clustersize of 10 voxels.