2017
A Switch and Wave of Neuronal Activity in the Cerebral Cortex During the First Second of Conscious Perception
Herman WX, Smith RE, Kronemer SI, Watsky RE, Chen WC, Gober LM, Touloumes GJ, Khosla M, Raja A, Horien CL, Morse EC, Botta KL, Hirsch LJ, Alkawadri R, Gerrard JL, Spencer DD, Blumenfeld H. A Switch and Wave of Neuronal Activity in the Cerebral Cortex During the First Second of Conscious Perception. Cerebral Cortex 2017, 29: 461-474. PMID: 29194517, PMCID: PMC6319177, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhx327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexVisual cortexHuman cerebral cortexDirect electrical recordingHz gamma powerDefault mode networkConscious perceptionNeuronal activityAssociation cortexBrain disordersIntracranial electrodesCortexMonophasic wavesMode networkCortex networkGamma powerGamma activationVisual thresholdFirst secondElectrical recordingsStimulus processingInitial activationStimuliActivationFindings
2011
Where fMRI and Electrophysiology Agree to Disagree: Corticothalamic and Striatal Activity Patterns in the WAG/Rij Rat
Mishra AM, Ellens DJ, Schridde U, Motelow JE, Purcaro MJ, DeSalvo MN, Enev M, Sanganahalli BG, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Where fMRI and Electrophysiology Agree to Disagree: Corticothalamic and Striatal Activity Patterns in the WAG/Rij Rat. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 15053-15064. PMID: 22016539, PMCID: PMC3432284, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0101-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainBrain MappingBrain WavesCerebral CortexCerebrovascular CirculationCorpus StriatumDisease Models, AnimalElectroencephalographyElectrophysiologyEpilepsyImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLaser-Doppler FlowmetryMagnetic Resonance ImagingNicotinic AntagonistsOxygenRatsRats, WistarThalamusTubocurarineVibrissaeConceptsCerebral blood flowCerebral blood volumeLocal field potentialsNeuronal activityLaser Doppler cerebral blood flowSubcortical structuresWAG/Rij ratsNeuronal activity decreasesHuman absence epilepsySpike-wave dischargesWAG/RijMultiunit activity recordingsFMRI signalsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signalsMagnetic resonance imaging signalsFMRI decreasesCBF decreaseHemodynamic changesCerebral cortexBasal gangliaSomatosensory cortexAbsence epilepsyWhisker stimulationBlood flowAnimal models
2010
Dynamic Time Course of Typical Childhood Absence Seizures: EEG, Behavior, and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Bai X, Vestal M, Berman R, Negishi M, Spann M, Vega C, Desalvo M, Novotny EJ, Constable RT, Blumenfeld H. Dynamic Time Course of Typical Childhood Absence Seizures: EEG, Behavior, and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 5884-5893. PMID: 20427649, PMCID: PMC2946206, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5101-09.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBrainBrain MappingCerebrovascular CirculationChildElectroencephalographyEpilepsy, AbsenceFemaleHumansLinear ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleModels, NeurologicalMotor ActivityNeuropsychological TestsPsychomotor PerformanceSeizuresSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedTime FactorsConceptsTypical childhood absence seizuresChildhood absence seizuresAbsence seizuresFMRI decreasesSeizure onsetHz spike-wave dischargesMagnetic resonance imaging changesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) changesTime courseHz generalized spikeSpike-wave dischargesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingRepetitive tapping taskLateral parietal cortexLateral frontal cortexImpaired consciousnessPediatric patientsImaging changesEEG time-frequency analysisSeizure endMean durationSeizure initiationGeneralized spikeFMRI changes