Table 2.
Results from the meta-analyses
| Cooperative > selfish decisions (increased activity) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Brodmann Area | SDM-Z | P | Voxels | MNI-x | MNI-y | MNI-z |
| Inferior frontal gyrus, triangular part extending to insula (R) | 48 | 3.824 | 0.000581 | 11 | 34 | 24 | 10 |
| Ventral striatum extending to caudate and subgenual cingulate (L) | 4.682 | 0.000021 | 89 | −6 | 16 | −2 | |
| Subgenual anterior cingulate cortex extending to olfactory cortex (R) | 25 | 3.650 | 0.001053 | 28 | 4 | 12 | −10 |
| MCC extending to paracingulate gyri (L, R) | 24 | 3.853 | 0.000523 | 45 | −2 | 4 | 32 |
| Insula (L) | 48 | 3.497 | 0.001740 | 14 | −38 | −4 | 12 |
| Hippocampus (L) | 3.408 | 0.002305 | 11 | −16 | −12 | −12 | |
| VTA (L) | 4.102 | 0.000212 | 51 | −10 | −24 | −28 | |
| VTA (R) | 30 | 3.814 | 0.000600 | 30 | 12 | −24 | −22 |
| Postcentral gyrus, lateral part (L) | 3 | 3.861 | 0.000509 | 14 | −50 | −24 | 60 |
| Supramarginal gyrus extending to STG (L) | 48 | 3.888 | 0.000464 | 95 | −60 | −26 | 22 |
| Thalamus (L) | 50 | 3.931 | 0.000400 | 42 | −14 | −28 | −6 |
| White matter (middle cerebellar peduncles) | 3.614 | 0.001188 | 13 | 14 | −30 | −34 | |
| Precuneus (L) | 3.744 | 0.000764 | 14 | −14 | −50 | 58 | |
| Cerebellum lobule VIII (R) | 3.568 | 0.001378 | 15 | 8 | −62 | −34 | |
| Middle occipital gyrus (L) | 19 | 4.292 | 0.000103 | 49 | −22 | −88 | 18 |
| Middle occipital gyrus (L, R) | 18 | 3.736 | 0.000785 | 11 | −28 | −98 | −6 |
| Equitable > selfish decisions (increased activity) | |||||||
| Inferior frontal gyrus, triangular part (L) | 45 | 2.366 | 0.000113 | 305 | −48 | 42 | 8 |
| Middle frontal gyrus (R) | 45 | 2.093 | 0.000468 | 205 | 48 | 40 | 20 |
| Middle frontal gyrus extending to superior orbital gyrus (R) | 10, 11 | 2.391 | 0.000098 | 234 | 30 | 38 | −12 |
| Anterior cingulate cortex extending to paracingulate gyri (L, R) | 11 | 2.731 | 0.000014 | 488 | −2 | 32 | −10 |
| Inferior frontal gyrus, orbital part (L) | 11 | 2.302 | 0.000158 | 24 | −24 | 26 | −16 |
| Superior frontal gyrus, medial part (R) | 8 | 1.957 | 0.000904 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 48 |
| Inferior frontal gyrus, opercular part (R) | 44 | 1.996 | 0.000748 | 36 | 60 | 16 | 14 |
| Striatum (L) | 1.994 | 0.000752 | 68 | −6 | −6 | −8 | |
| Middle occipital gyrus (L) | 18 | 2.390 | 0.000099 | 113 | −18 | −98 | −2 |
| Equitable < selfish decisions (decreased activity) | |||||||
| Middle frontal gyrus (L) | 46 | −2.534 | 0.000820 | 125 | −22 | 42 | 26 |
| Rolandic operculum (L) | −2.341 | 0.001943 | 36 | −52 | 0 | 16 | |
| Inferior temporal gyrus (L) | 20 | −2.548 | 0.000771 | 15 | −48 | −2 | −32 |
| Precentral gyrus (R) | 6 | −2.533 | 0.000827 | 32 | 48 | −4 | 40 |
| SMA (L) | 6 | −2.831 | 0.000197 | 252 | −6 | −4 | 68 |
| Precentral gyrus (L) | 6 | −2.546 | 0.000778 | 27 | −50 | −8 | 52 |
| Precentral gyrus (L) | 6 | −2.518 | 0.000883 | 17 | −38 | −12 | 40 |
| Caudate nucleus (R) | −3.431 | 0.000007 | 91 | 18 | −16 | 24 | |
| Precentral gyrus (L) | 6 | −2.355 | 0.001822 | 34 | −30 | −18 | 60 |
| Inferior temporal gyrus (L) | 20 | −2.449 | 0.001206 | 12 | −44 | −18 | −24 |
| Thalamus extending to caudate (L) | −3.007 | 0.000079 | 288 | −14 | −20 | 20 | |
| Posterior insula (R) | −3.078 | 0.000054 | 27 | 32 | −28 | 18 | |
| Supramarginal gyrus (R) | 48 | −2.651 | 0.000474 | 70 | 54 | −36 | 28 |
| PCC, ventral portion (R) | 30 | −2.347 | 0.001894 | 10 | 14 | −38 | 6 |
| Posterior STS (R) | 39 | −3.021 | 0.000073 | 65 | 48 | −40 | −2 |
| Supramarginal gyrus (L) | 48 | −2.581 | 0.000663 | 84 | −50 | −40 | 28 |
| Inferior temporal gyrus (L) | 20 | −3.117 | 0.000043 | 105 | −42 | −44 | −10 |
| Posterior STS (R) | 39 | −2.428 | 0.001329 | 11 | 44 | −48 | 12 |
| Postcentral gyrus (L) | 5 | −2.937 | 0.000113 | 182 | −20 | −52 | 64 |
| Posterior STS (L) | 39 | −2.592 | 0.000627 | 27 | −40 | −60 | 12 |
| Extrastriate cortex extending to parahippocampal gyrus (R) | 36 | −3.239 | 0.000021 | 211 | 30 | −62 | 6 |
| Primary visual cortex (L) | 17 | −2.488 | 0.00101 | 57 | −24 | −68 | 8 |
| Altruistic > selfish decisions (increased activity) | |||||||
| Middle orbital gyrus (L) | 3.397 | 0.000130 | 200 | −38 | 44 | 0 | |
| Middle frontal gyrus (R) | 45 | 2.827 | 0.001091 | 31 | 46 | 40 | 28 |
| Anterior cingulate cortex extending to paracingulate gyri and pre-SMA (L, R) | 32 | 3.871 | 0.000021 | 1278 | 10 | 36 | 22 |
| Gyrus rectus, ventromedial (L, R) | 11 | 2.564 | 0.002750 | 10 | −2 | 30 | −18 |
| Middle frontal gyrus (L) | 44 | 3.761 | 0.000031 | 568 | −40 | 24 | 32 |
| Anterior insula (L) | 48 | 3.961 | 0.000014 | 203 | −34 | 20 | 8 |
| Anterior insula (R) | 48 | 2.923 | 0.000773 | 64 | 30 | 18 | 6 |
| Inferior frontal gyrus, orbital part (L) | 38 | 2.982 | 0.000624 | 12 | −24 | 12 | −24 |
| Ventral striatum (R) | 3.150 | 0.000331 | 50 | 14 | 2 | −8 | |
| Thalamus (L) | 2.814 | 0.001146 | 40 | −6 | −6 | 0 | |
| Thalamus (L) | 2.803 | 0.001191 | 23 | −14 | −30 | 16 | |
| Inferior parietal (excluding supramarginal and angular) gyri (L) | 40 | 3.917 | 0.000017 | 705 | −40 | −54 | 50 |
| Inferior parietal (excluding supramarginal and angular) gyri (R) | 40 | 3.105 | 0.000394 | 219 | 42 | −56 | 52 |
| Precuneus (L) | 7 | 2.830 | 0.001082 | 13 | −4 | −60 | 38 |
| Precuneus (R) | 7 | 2.960 | 0.000673 | 26 | 6 | −70 | 44 |
| Middle occipital gyrus (L) | 18 | 2.761 | 0.001381 | 194 | −22 | −96 | 0 |
| Inferior occipital gyrus (R) | 18 | 2.594 | 0.002483 | 65 | 24 | −96 | −6 |
| Altruistic < selfish decisions (decreased activity) | |||||||
| Superior frontal gyrus, dorsolateral (R) | 9 | −2.602 | 0.002379 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 30 |
| Inferior frontal gyrus, pars triangularis part (R) | 48 | −3.033 | 0.000539 | 104 | 48 | 34 | 6 |
| Rolandic operculum (L) | 6, 48 | −3.372 | 0.000147 | 38 | −56 | 0 | 8 |
| Posterior insula (L) | 84 | −2.627 | 0.002198 | 15 | −42 | 0 | 8 |
| Anterior STS (R) | −3.524 | 0.000080 | 69 | 48 | −2 | −14 | |
| Putamen (lenticular nucleus) (R) | 48 | −2.541 | 0.002913 | 10 | 30 | −8 | 2 |
| Posterior insula (R) | 48 | −3.902 | 0.000016 | 780 | 42 | −10 | 2 |
| Superior frontal gyrus, dorsolateral (R) | 6 | −3.119 | 0.000394 | 13 | 18 | −10 | 72 |
| Posterior insula (L) | 48 | −4.006 | 0.000010 | 70 | −38 | −14 | 6 |
| Inferior temporal gyrus (L) | 20 | −3.238 | 0.000252 | 12 | −42 | −14 | −28 |
| MTG (R) | 21 | −4.377 | 0.000002 | 232 | 58 | −24 | −8 |
| Inferior temporal gyrus extending to parahippocampal gyrus (L) | 20 | −3.175 | 0.000317 | 32 | −42 | −26 | −18 |
| Postcentral gyrus, medial (R) | 3 | −2.787 | 0.001283 | 15 | 32 | −34 | 50 |
| Postcentral gyrus, medial (L) | 3 | −3.018 | 0.000567 | 18 | −36 | −38 | 56 |
| Fusiform gyrus (L) | 37 | −3.181 | 0.000311 | 88 | −22 | −44 | −18 |
| MTG (R) | −3.156 | 0.000342 | 195 | 48 | −48 | 0 | |
| Superior parietal gyrus (R) | 5 | −3.479 | 0.000096 | 195 | 14 | −50 | 70 |
| MTG (L) | 37 | −4.052 | 0.000008 | 764 | −44 | −68 | 6 |
| MTG (R) | 37 | −3.774 | 0.000029 | 136 | 42 | −70 | 14 |
| Cerebellum, crus I extending to crus II (L) | −2.648 | 0.002050 | 11 | −22 | −82 | −30 | |