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. 2009 Dec 2;31(5):758–769. doi: 10.1002/hbm.20903

Table II.

Significant clusters of neural activation associated with the processing of aversive pictures during the initial viewing phase

Region BA Coordinatesa Size Z
x y z
Contrast: negative > neutral pictures
 Mid. temporal gyrus R 37 51 −63 0 695 >8.00
 Inf. temporal gyrus R 20 48 −39 −21 LM 6.82
 Inf. temporal gyrus R 37 45 −51 −12 LM 5.72
 Mid. temporal gyrus L 37 −54 −69 6 567 7.60
 Inf. temporal gyrus L 20 −45 −39 −21 LM 6.10
 Supramarginal gyrus L 2 −66 −27 33 289 6.62
 Supramarginal gyrus L 40 −33 −45 48 LM 6.08
 Supramarginal gyrus L 2 −45 −33 39 LM 4.71
 Ventromedial PFC R 10 6 60 27 194 6.54
 Ventromedial PFC R 9 6 54 39 LM 5.84
 Supramarginal gyrus R 2 54 −27 36 110 6.31
 Caudal ACC R 24 3 15 27 394 6.13
 Caudal ACC L 24 −6 18 27 LM 5.97
 Caudal ACC L 32 −9 27 30 LM 5.85
 Amygdala L 34 −21 −3 −12 703 6.06
 Putamen R 21 15 3 LM 5.91
 Thalamus R 12 −9 6 LM 5.84
 Inf. frontal gyrus R 48 51 15 21 135 6.06
 Sup. parietal gyrus R 40 36 −45 57 160 5.91
 Precentral gyrus R 6 54 0 48 36 5.43
 Mid. frontal gyrus L 6 −24 −9 48 26 5.42
 Precuneus L 7 −3 −66 36 37 4.92
 Inf. frontal gyrus R 45 54 36 6 15 4.81
 Inf. frontal gyrus R 45 42 36 9 LM 4.60
Contrast: neutral > negative pictures
 Parahippocampal g. R 37 30 −42 −6 57 6.86
 Parahippocampal g. L 37 −30 −45 −6 38 5.89
 Calcarine fissure R 17 21 −57 15 21 5.34

Cluster with P < 0.05 (FWE corrected).

BA, Brodmann area; R, right hemisphere; L, left hemisphere; PFC, prefrontal cortex; ACC, anterior cingulate cortex; LM, local maximum.

a

Coordinates are given in MNI space.