On the neural networks of empathy: A principal component analysis of an fMRI study

Table 1 Cerebral activations related to viewing emotional face expressions as compared with viewing scrambled faces

Anatomical location	Coordinates			Brodmann area	Cognitive instruction (Task)
	x	y	z		Recognize	Empathize	Object detection
Lingual gyrus R	28	-72	-10	BA 18			+
Fusiform gyrus R	36	-69	-10	BA 19	+	+
Cuneus R	28	-78	16	BA 31	+	+
Superior frontal gyrus L	-3	22	52	BA 6	+	+	+
Inferior frontal gyrus L	-49	2	20	BA 44	+	+	+
Inferior frontal gyrus R	55	8	16	BA 44	+	+	+
Middle frontal gyrus R	43	29	30	BA 9	+	+
Supramarginal gyrus L	-46	-49	28	BA 42	+
Parietal operculum R	50	-24	10	BA 40	+
Sup. temporal gyrus R	34	16	-6	BA 38	+
Hypothalamus L	-3	-6	-11		+
Cerebellum L	-14	-60	-22				+

Activations in categorical analysis with SPM2 at p < 0.05 FDR with clusters > 20 voxels. The coordinates (x, y, z; mm) of the peak activations (+) are listed in stereotactic space [43]. L refers to left hemisphere; R refers to right hemisphere.

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