Table 1 Peak activations for political vs. Non-political (P > NP) and Non-political vs. political (NP > P) brain activations during challenges.

From: Neural correlates of belief change in political and non-political domains among left-wing individuals confronted with counterarguments

Region

Side

Z-value

x

y

z

NP > P

  

Orbitofrontal Cortex

L

3.33

-42.0

+ 51.0

-18.0

Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex

P

3.78

+ 54.0

+ 18.0

+ 45.0

Orbitofrontal Cortex

P

3.75

+ 42.0

+ 63.0

-9.0

Inferior Temporal Lobe

L

3.22

-66.0

-54.0

-6.0

Presupplementary motor area

L/R

5.25

+ 3.0

+ 33.0

+ 45.0

Superior Parietal Lobe

R

3.79

+ 36.0

-69.0

+ 57.0

Superior Parietal Lobe

L

3.71

-30.0

-75.0

+ 57.0

Inferior Temporal Lobe

R

3.89

+ 69.0

-36.0

-9.0

Temporal Pole

L

3.51

-21.0

+ 3.0

-42.0

P > NP

     

Medial Prefrontal Cortex

L/R

4.25

0.0

+ 54.0

-3.0

Inferior Parietal Lobe / Supramarginal Gyrus

R

3.13

-69.0

+ 24.0

+ 21.0

Posterior Cingulate Cortex / Precuneus

L/R

3.85

+ 3.0

+ 51.0

+ 27.0