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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021 Jun 2;128:592–620. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.05.028

Table 1.

Neural networks related to social feelings and related mental functions as revealed by the Neurosynth database.1

Anatomical Region Stress Affective Emotional Feelings Empathy Social Cognition Social Inter-actions Moral Theory Mind
“Hot” emotional-affective social functions “Cool” cognitive social functions
Frontomedian cortex X X X X X X X X
Anterior cingulate cortex X X X X X X X X
Subcallosal area X X X X X X
Frontolateral cortex X X X X X
Orbitofrontal cortex X X X X X X X X
Insula X X X X X X X
Temporo-parietal junction X X X X X
Temporal pole X X X X X X
Precuneus X X X X X X
Globus pallidus X
Amygdala X X X X X X X
Midbrain X X X X X
Pituitary Gland X X X
Mammillary bodies X
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Dark colors illustrate regions where more than one-half of “hot” or “cold” social functions showed activations. Light colors illustrate regions that were intermediate between “hot” and “cool” social functions, i.e. temporal pole and precuneus as well as amygdala and midbrain. Note that the frontomedian cortex and anterior cingulate cortex, subcallosal area, orbitofrontal cortex, and insula were relevant for both “hot” and “cool” social functions.