TABLE 7.
Regional brain activations showing interactions with COMT rs4680 (A-alleles) and romantic love maintenance among newlyweds.
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Brain Region | x | y | Z | T | p | x | y | z | T | p |
Brain responses replicated at Times 1 and 2 | ||||||||||
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SN/VTA1 | −6 | −12 | −12 | 5.10 | 0.01 | |||||
Insular cortex2,3 | −42 | −18 | 6 | 4.56 | 0.01 |
All results are for regions showing activation in associated with COMT rs4680 (A versus G-alleles) and change in Eros scores (T2-T1) over the first year of marriage in newlyweds. Superscripts denote references for ROIs: 1Acevedo et al. (2011); 2Aron et al. (2005); 3Xu et al. (2011).