Table 1 Regions that are significantly more active when evaluating the in-group member vs. the out-group members, as shown by the three-way conjunction analysis of the contrasts in-group vs. mild out-group, in-group vs. moderate out-group, and in-group vs. extreme out-group. p < 0.001 and a cluster-level p < 0.01.

From: Group membership dictates the neural correlates of social optimism biases

Region

Cluster size

z-score

MNI coordinates

Precuneus/posterior cingulate cortex

81

4.34

−4, −58, 16

Ventromedial prefrontal cortex

76

3.94

−8, 52, −8

 

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3.71

−6, 40, −12

  1. ^part of the same functional cluster.