Table 2.
Mean BOLD signal change (beta) in novel picture processing regions when viewing novel emotional and neutral pictures, the F test and p-value of the statistical difference (emotional, neutral).
| Region | Mean BOLD Change | F(1,23) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emotional | Neutral | |||
| Calcarine G. | .84 | .79 | 1.6 | .22 |
| Lingual G. | .76 | .71 | 2.2 | .15 |
| Inferior Occipital G.* | .92 | .72 | 26.4 | <.0001 |
| Middle Occipital G.* | .70 | .58 | 15.6 | .0006 |
| Superior Occipital G.* | .50 | .43 | 8.4 | .008 |
| Cuneus | .57 | .54 | 1.3 | .26 |
| Fusiform G. | .78 | .70 | 6.8 | .02 |
| Inferior Temporal G.* | .69 | .48 | 45.7 | < .0001 |
| Middle Temporal G. | .54 | .41 | 10.1 | .004 |
| Superior Parietal L. | .55 | .45 | 4.9 | .03 |
| Thalamus | .27 | .21 | 2.4 | .14 |
| ParaHippocampal G. | .31 | .31 | <1 | .95 |
| Hippocampus | .30 | .23 | 6.8 | .02 |
| Amygdala* | .41 | .23 | 16.8 | .0004 |
| SMA | .37 | .27 | 4.2 | .05 |
| Precentral G. | .46 | .33 | 10.7 | .003 |
| Inferior Frontal G. | .47 | .34 | 8.3 | .009 |
G=gyrus; l=lobe; SMA=supplementary motor area
*
Asterisks identify regions in which the emotional-neutral difference was significant with a Bonferroni correction (p=.002).