Table 1.

Brain regions in which BOLD response consistently correlated with measures of distal generosity

RegionxyzVoxelsCross-study correlations
Study 1: Giving
    Dorsal MPFC/superior frontal gyrus2664242530.32, 0.41
105820
245016
186224
    Subgenual anterior cingulate/orbitofrontal cortex030−62980.27, 0.32
238−12
046−4
    Parietal cortex−46−684810410.31, 0.03
−14−8640
−18−6622
−32−8244
−6−6438
−10−5234
−24−5610
−12−4842
−12−7436
−30−7636
−6−6622
−22−6814
Study 2: Giving
    Dorsal MPFC066221290.40
06432
    Middle frontal gyrus−2444121150.43
−345014
    Inferior temporal gyrus−54−20−121220.35
−64−22−6
    Tail of caudate24−3422860.37
28−4218
    Occipital cortex−18−82323600.41
−30−8418
−16−8420
Study 2: Helping
    Dorsal MPFC264201060.43
  • Note: Columns display peak voxels (followed by any additional local maxima) of regions obtained from random-effects, whole-brain regression analyses that identify regions in which BOLD response was significantly correlated with measures of generosity in the distal analysis (p < 0.01, corrected). Regions listed are those that produced moderate correlations (r > 0.30) with measures of distal generosity across studies. These cross-study correlations refer to the correlation between average BOLD response over all the voxels of the specified region and generosity measures from the alternate study. Thus, for Study 1, the rightmost column displays the correlation between BOLD response and amount of money (first value) and time (second value) donated to the target in Study 2. Similarly, for Study 2, the rightmost column displays the correlation between BOLD response and amount of money donated in Study 1. Coordinates refer to the stereotaxic space of the Montreal Neurological Institute.