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Table 1 BOLD activation in response to laser stimulation

From: The val158met polymorphism of human catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) affects anterior cingulate cortex activation in response to painful laser stimulation

Region

MNI coordinates (X Y Z)

Peak activation (Z)

R. parietal operculum

62 -24 20

7.68

R. insula

36 24 -4

8.13

R. postcentral gyrus

42 -36 58

3.80

R. amygdala

22 0 -16

5.25

R. precentral gyrus

44 -2 58

6.34

R. (pre)frontal cortex

46 38 2

5.84

L. parietal operculum

-58 -24 18

7.12

L. insula

-36 20 2

7.94

L. (pre)frontal cortex

-38 44 20

4.60

L. amygdala

-24 0 -18

4.46

ACC/mid-cingulate

6 12 34

6.56

Precuneus

12 -70 40

5.28

cerebellum

-30 -60 -34

5.80

R. thalamus

14 -10 2

6.26

L. thalamus

12 -12 -2

5.23

Midbrain

10 -24 -14

5.95

Brainstem

2 -30 -46

4.92

  1. R = right, L = left