Table 1.
fMRI comparisons between the RI group and the VR group in brain regions of interest (ROIs).
| AREA | Coordinates | Hemisphere | K | Z | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Image > VR Phobics | |||||
| Amygdala | Right/Left | n.s. | |||
| Hippocampus | 22, −28, −6 | Right | 4 | 3.4 | 0.0001 |
| Insula | Right/Left | n.s. | |||
| Fusiform gyrus | 38, −72, −18 | Right | 11 | 4.54 | 0.0001 |
| 22, −64, 14 | Right | 3 | 4.51 | 0.0001 | |
| −34, -52, −22 | Left | 18 | 3.92 | 0.0001 | |
| −26, −68, −6 | Left | - | 3.51 | 0.0001 | |
| 34, −48, −14 | Right | 4 | 3.37 | 0.0001 | |
| Occipital cortex | |||||
| Inferior | Right | n.s. | |||
| Middle | 26, −88, 6 | Right | 49 | 4.29 | 0.0001 |
| Superior | 26, −72,34 | Right | 28 | 4.42 | 0.0001 |
| Inferior | Left | n.s. | |||
| Middle | −30, −72, 26 | Left | 38 | 4.47 | 0.0001 |
| Superior | Left | n.s. | |||
| Calcarine area | −14, −76, 1 | Left | 10 | 3.7 | 0.0001 |
| Thalamus | Right/Left | n.s. |
n.s.: Not significant. RI: Real Image; VR: Virtual Reality; AREA: Brain region, K: Voxel’s number, Z: Tipical score.