Table 3.
Imaging results
| Brain region | Hem | p (FWE) cluster | Cluster size | p (FWE) peak | T peak | MNI coord. (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A) Main effect: shame > neutral | ||||||
| Middle temporal gyrus | L | 0.003 | 135 | 0.021 | 5.50 | − 57, − 50, 0 |
| 0.061 | 5.09 | − 47, − 64, − 5 | ||||
| Inferior frontal gyrus | R | 0.026 | 64 | 0.030 | 5.36 | 48, 30, − 10 |
| 0.240 | 4.51 | 53, 28, 2 | ||||
| B) Main effect: guilt > neutral | ||||||
| Superior frontal gyrus | L/R | 0.046 | 45 | 0.039 | 5.31 | − 2, 13, 60 |
| Occipital fusiform gyrus | R | 0.001 | 148 | 0.039 | 5.31 | 28, − 80, − 15 |
| 0.350 | 4.37 | 10, − 74, − 12 | ||||
| 0.359 | 4.36 | 30, − 62, − 22 | ||||
| Occipital fusiform gyrus | L | 0.012 | 80 | 0.161 | 4.74 | − 24, − 72, − 18 |
| 0.220 | 4.60 | − 24, − 60, − 18 | ||||
| C) Main effect: disgust > neutral | ||||||
| Inferior frontal gyrus/anterior insula | L | < 0.001 | 217 | < 0.001 | 8.93 | − 50, 28, 8 |
| 0.010 | 5.82 | − 50, 18, 8 | ||||
| 0.360 | 4.36 | − 44, 23, − 10 | ||||
| Middle temporal gyrus | L | < 0.001 | 197 | 0.003 | 6.30 | − 57, − 50, 2 |
| 0.153 | 4.75 | − 60, − 37, 2 | ||||
| 0.221 | 4.59 | − 52, − 62, − 5 | ||||
| Occipital fusiform gyrus/cerebellum exterior | R | < 0.001 | 386 | 0.003 | 6.21 | 26, − 74, − 18 |
| 0.120 | 4.86 | 20, − 80, − 8 | ||||
| Anterior insula | L | 0.043 | 47 | 0.019 | 5.58 | − 24, 23, − 12 |
| Superior frontal gyrus | L/R | 0.018 | 69 | 0.041 | 5.29 | − 2, 10, 60 |
| Supramarginal gyrus | L | 0.013 | 78 | 0.082 | 5.02 | − 62, − 30, 35 |
| D) Main effect: shame > guilt | ||||||
| Middle/inferior temporal gyrus | L | 0.014 | 82 | 0.072 | 5.03 | − 54, − 52, − 10 |
| 0.102 | 4.89 | − 52, − 60, − 8 | ||||
| E) BPD > HC: guilt + shame > disgust | ||||||
| Amygdala | R | 0.047 | 46 | 0.015 | 5.65 | 20, 0, − 20 |
Significant activations for shame (A), guilt (B) and disgust (C) vs. neutral scenarios. D Main effect shame > guilt. E Significant interaction between the group factor and emotional content, i.e., shame and guilt scenarios on the one hand and disgust scenarios on the other hand. The table shows three local maxima more than 8.0 mm apart