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Table 2 Effects of oxytocin on functional activation

From: The effects of intranasal oxytocin on reward circuitry responses in children with autism spectrum disorder

Phase

Reward condition

Region

Hem

k

BA

x

y

z

Z max

OT > PLC

Anticipation

Nonsocial

Frontal pole

R

316

10

41

95

38

3.99

Anterior cingulate cortex

L

182

32

46

83

46

3.97

Superior frontal cortex

L

83

–

49

74

65

3.31

Orbital frontal cortex

R

76

–

23

79

30

3.26

L

52

–

58

72

27

3.16

Nucleus accumbens

R

56

–

43

72

30

3.42

Nonsocial > social

Anterior cingulate cortex

L

441

–

46

84

46

3.91

Frontal pole

L

69

–

54

91

29

3.12

R

40

–

38

87

56

3.17

Insular cortex

R

65

47

25

72

31

3.24

Caudate nucleus

R

64

–

42

67

36

3.11

Orbital frontal cortex

R

47

–

29

76

29

3.34

Nucleus accumbens

R

21

–

42

71

30

3.09

Outcome

Nonsocial

Frontal pole

L

42

 

55

91

52

3.28

Orbital frontal cortex

R

39

–

21

75

30

3.35

OT < PLC

Outcome

Social

Frontal pole

R

50

–

24

91

37

3.29

  1. Hem hemisphere, k cluster size in voxels, BA Brodmann area; Z max maximum z-value