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Table 1 Significant associations between social anxiety and brain activity in whole brain and ROI analyses

From: Increased default mode network activity in socially anxious individuals during reward processing

  Anticipation Outcome
Whole brain Gain Loss Gain Loss
Total SA +   +  
FNE +   + +
SAD-New +   +  
SAD-Gen     -
SA with TA +   +  
Ventral striatum     
Total SA   -   
FNE   -   
SAD-New   -   
SAD-Gen -    
SA with TA   -   
MPFC     
Total SA     
FNE     
SAD-New     
SAD-Gen     
SA with TA     
  1. Ventral striatum analyses were conducted for the anticipation phase only; MPFC analyses were conducted for the outcome phase only.
  2. FNE = Fear of Negative Evaluation subscale; SA = social anxiety; SAD-Gen = Social Avoidance and Distress in General Situations subscale; SAD-New = Social Avoidance and Distress in New Situations subscale; TA = trait anxiety; + = positive association with brain activity; − = negative association with brain activity.
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