Table 3 Pre-SMA seeded PPI results. In contrast to the low-motivation situation, brain regions showed significant functional connectivity with pre-SMA on the psychological contrast of SST versus USST in the high-motivation situation.

From: The neural mechanism underpinning balance calibration between action inhibition and activation initiated by reward motivation

Anatomical region

Hemi-sphere

Cluster size

Brodmann area

MNI coordinate

t-value

x

y

z

Inferior frontal gyrus

R

304

45

54

28

8

3.13

   

44

58

20

12

3.39

    

60

12

8

2.94

Middle frontal gyrus

  

9

58

26

28

4.07

Caudate

L

483

 

−12

0

16

4.28

    

−14

−14

22

3.78

Thalamus

   

−8

−20

8

4.26

    

−10

−20

12

4.23

    

−20

−28

16

3.92

Caudate

R

619

 

12

4

12

4.20

    

14

−4

16

4.67

Thalamus

   

8

−12

2

4.25

    

8

−20

8

5.43

    

14

−20

12

4.21

Posterior superior temporal sulcus

R

405

22

52

−32

−2

6.90

  1. Note: The data are thresholded at p < 0.005 (uncorrected) for voxels and p < 0.05 (FWE-corrected) for clusters.