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Table 1 Brain regions of activities related to Heat Pain (Rt: Right; Lt: Left; SII: Secondary Somatosensory cortex)

From: The analgesic effect of electroacupuncture on acute thermal pain perception-a central neural correlate study with fMRI

Regions of activities (Peak t-value)

Brodmann Area (cluster size)

Peak Coordinates

x, y, z

Activation

Rt. SII, Insular Cortex, Parietal Cortex (7.14)

7, 13, 39 (9350)

47,-47,33

Rt. Lateral Premotor Cortex (7.67)

44 (3875)

44,1,12

Rt. Premotor Cortex (5.41)

6 (2048)

38,13,39

Rt. Frontal Association Cortex (4.26)

9 (446)

26,49,30

Rt. Thalamus (7.23)

N/A (8643)

-22,-17,6

Right Anterior Cingulate Cortex (6.51)

32 (3424)

5,16,36

Deactivation

Lt. Frontal Association Cortex (-4.70)

9 (360)

-43,43,36

Lt. Parietal Lobe (-6.11)

39 (3677)

-64,-50,21

Lt. Medial Frontal Cortex (-11.56)

11 (4267)

2,52,-6

Lt. Temporal Lobe (-4.86)

38 (649)

-46,13,-30

Lt. Lateral Temporal Lobe (-6.53)

21 (425)

-64,-2,-9

Lt. Occipital Lobe (-4.65)

19 (390)

-49,-80,12