Table 2 Brain regions exhibiting significant activation during the word relationship task (death-related words vs. neutral words) in the nostalgia and control conditions.

From: Nostalgia enhances detection of death threat: neural and behavioral evidence

Region

MNI coordinates

Cluster size

Z

x

y

z

Nostalgia > control

Right amygdala

24

1

− 16

101

3.37

Left putamen

− 27

− 2

− 9

25

2.98

Right anterior cingulate

15

30

9

16

3.10

Right middle frontal gyrus

28

35

37

16

3.09

Right posterior cingulate

28

− 57

22

13

3.02

Right middle temporal gyrus

43

− 72

34

13

2.91

Right thalamus

8

− 9

10

11

3.01

  1. Death-related words > Neutral words; p < 0.005 (uncorrected); min. cluster = 10.