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Table 1 Cortical regions more strongly activated in the conjunction of viewing at cues for upcoming dots and fractions (difficult conditions) compared to pies and decimals (easy conditions), controlled for math anxiety values as measured with the AMAS

From: Anticipation of difficult tasks: neural correlates of negative emotions and emotion regulation

Contrast

Brain region

MNI (x, y, z)

Cluster size

t

Difficult vs. easy

LH anterior cingulate cortex

− 5

43

− 15

446

5.59

RH anterior cingulate cortex*

3

31

− 15

 

4.64

LH amygdala

− 27

1

− 23

63

4.61

RH amygdala

28

6

− 28

15

3.75

RH hippocampus

31

− 10

− 18

66

4.13

LH middle temporal gyrus

− 57

− 10

− 13

15

3.92

LH paracentral gyrus

− 7

− 40

73

46

4.50

RH postcentral gyrus

13

− 42

70

31

4.33

  1. pcluster-corr < 0.05 (k = 10 voxels)
  2. LH left hemisphere; MNI Montreal Neurological Institute coordinates; RH right hemisphere; *: minor maximum; t t-value