1998
Representation of nociceptive stimuli in primary sensory cortex
Berman H, Kim K, Talati A, Hirsch J. Representation of nociceptive stimuli in primary sensory cortex. Neuroreport 1998, 9: 4179-4187. PMID: 9926870, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199812210-00033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman primary sensorimotor cortexPrimary sensorimotor cortexPrimary somatosensory cortexPrimary sensory cortexRight-handed subjectsFoot stimulationSensorimotor cortexSomatosensory cortexNociceptive stimuliSensory cortexSomatotopic mappingCortical activityPenfield's homunculusCold sensationRight handCortexSensory processingTactile stimuliThermal modalitiesFootActivated regionsSensationStimuliBody parts
1995
Illusory contours activate specific regions in human visual cortex: evidence from functional magnetic resonance imaging.
Hirsch J, DeLaPaz R, Relkin N, Victor J, Kim K, Li T, Borden P, Rubin N, Shapley R. Illusory contours activate specific regions in human visual cortex: evidence from functional magnetic resonance imaging. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 6469-6473. PMID: 7604015, PMCID: PMC41539, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.14.6469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual grouping operationsIllusory contoursSpecific brain regionsGrouping operationsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingIllusory contour perceptionBrain regionsFunctional magnetic resonanceHuman visual cortexHuman visual systemContour perceptionNeural basisPerceptual contoursVisual stimuliRight hemisphereExtrastriate cortexHuman visionKanizsa squareVisual systemActivated regionsVisual stimulationVisual cortexSimilar inducersContinuous contourCortex