Table 3.

Effects of group during extinction recall

AreaSideCoordinates (mm)K (voxels)Z-scorep-FWE
Extinction recall: CS+E vs CS− greater in PTSD patients relative to combat controls
    Amygdala*L27, −12, −912.740.127
    Amygdala*R30, 3, −2712.800.132
    Hippocampus*L24, −36, 612.610.318
    Hippocampus*R15, −36, −932.810.281
    Insula*L33, 18, −3283.310.089
    Insula*R36, 27, −3443.850.047
    vmPFC*0
    Postcentral gyrus (primary somatosensory cortex)R51, −18, 337274.090.001
    Parietal lobeR45, −21, 393.82
    Parietal lobeL48, −33, 362363.810.018
    Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex/midcingulateL3, 18, 302803.680.008
    Putamen/pallidumR18, 6, 33.65
    CaudateR9, 3, 153.43
Extinction recall: CS+E greater in combat controls relative to PTSD patients
    Amygdala*L0
    Amygdala*R0
    Hippocampus*L0
    Hippocampus*R33, −12, −36103.610.178
    Insula*L0
    Insula*R48, −6, −653.000.213
    vmPFC*3, 57, 3943.400.048
    mPFCR6, 60, 66224.48<0.001
    Lingual gyrusR3, −78, −124033.660.001
Extinction recall: CS+E greater in PTSD relative to combat controls
    Amygdala*L24, −12, −612.810.127
    Amygdala*R27, 0, −2752.770.096
    Hippocampus*L0
    Hippocampus*R0
    Insula*L24, 18, 612.640.351
    Insula*R45, −6, 0243.480.098
    vmPFC*0
    Middle temporal gyrusR60, 3, −126433.98<0.001
    Precentral gyrusR66, −9, 273.69
    Superior temporal gyrusR60, −18, 33.61
  • Response to CS+E is also compared between groups, demonstrating enhanced vmPFC activity in combat controls relative to the PTSD patients. No significant group effects existed for CS− alone. All activation FWE p < 0.05, bold denotes peak global maxima within a cluster.

  • *Indicates SVC.