Emotion Processing in Women with Schizophrenia Is Menstrual Cycle Phase and Affective Valence Dependent: An fMRI Study

Table 8

Correlations between hormone levels and cerebral activations during processing of emotion (negative and positive) in control and schizophrenia women.

Correlation	Group	Anatomical area	L/R	BA	MNI coordinates			Z-score	Voxels
					x	y	z
Estrogen
Negative emotion
+	CW	Cerebellum	R	—	24	−60	−42	3.14	13
−		Superior frontal	L	6	−21	21	60	3.18	31
+	SZW	Parahippocampal	L	28	−21	−21	−21	3.68	21
Positive emotion
−	CW	Inferior parietal	L	40	−38	−32	38	3.23	20
		Amygdala	L	—	−24	−4	−14	3.14	24
		Inferior frontal	R	13	38	10	24	3.10	9
		Posterior cingulate	L	29	−4	−42	10	3.01	46
+	SZW	Inferior parietal	R	40	35	−42	52	3.09	17
		Cerebellum	R	—	18	−32	−21	2.98	29
Progesterone
Positive emotion
−	HW	Anterior temporal pole	L	38	−56	14	−18	3.36	13
		Superior medial frontal	R	10	10	60	14	3.03	18

L: left; R: right; BA: Brodmann area; (−): negative correlation; (+): positive correlation; CW: control women; SZW: schizophrenia women; P uncorrected ≤0.001.