Effects of Nicotine on Emotional Reactivity in PTSD and Non-PTSD Smokers: Results of a Pilot fMRI Study

Table 2

Brain areas where significant main effects of group were observed.

Side	Brain area	BA	Cluster size (mm^3)	MNI coordinates
				x	y	z	Tmax
PTSD > control
L	Fusiform gyrus	37	744	−42	−54	−20	6.33
		19		−38	−68	−18	6.25
R	Putamen		200	32	−10	−8	5.48
R	Amygdala			26	−6	−12	4.75
R	Caudate		208	10	−6	22	5.21
				12	−2	14	3.86
L	Caudate		280	−8	4	8	4.85
R	Angular gyrus	19	152	40	−78	44	4.73
L	Thalamus		280	−18	−20	14	4.6
				−12	−26	12	4.45
L	Superior frontal gyrus	8	104	−22	38	48	4.53
R	Inferior frontal gyrus	9	96	60	20	26	4.24
R	Thalamus		104	16	−4	12	4.12
Control > PTSD
No significant areas of activation