2012
Neural systems for speech and song in autism
Lai G, Pantazatos SP, Schneider H, Hirsch J. Neural systems for speech and song in autism. Brain 2012, 135: 961-975. PMID: 22298195, PMCID: PMC3286324, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awr335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAgingAnisotropyAttentionAutistic DisorderBrainChildDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleFunctional LateralityHead MovementsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedInterview, PsychologicalLanguageMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMusicNerve NetNeural PathwaysNeuropsychological TestsPhotic StimulationRecruitment, NeurophysiologicalSpeechYoung AdultConceptsInferior frontal gyrusLeft inferior frontal gyrusFrontal gyrusAutistic childrenNeural systemsArcuate fasciculusFunctional magnetic resonanceSuperior temporal gyrusAge-matched control childrenLeft arcuate fasciculusPassive auditory stimulationMusic abilityLanguage disabilitySong conditionTemporal gyrusSpeech stimulationAuditory stimulationAutismFunctional connectivityNeural organizationBrain regionsSpeechControl childrenGyrusAutistic
2010
Self-specific priming effect
Pannese A, Hirsch J. Self-specific priming effect. Consciousness And Cognition 2010, 19: 962-968. PMID: 20598907, DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2010.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Neural Mechanisms of Grief Regulation
Freed PJ, Yanagihara TK, Hirsch J, Mann JJ. Neural Mechanisms of Grief Regulation. Biological Psychiatry 2009, 66: 33-40. PMID: 19249748, PMCID: PMC2782609, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.01.019.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Neural Integration of Top-Down Spatial and Feature-Based Information in Visual Search
Egner T, Monti JM, Trittschuh EH, Wieneke CA, Hirsch J, Mesulam M. Neural Integration of Top-Down Spatial and Feature-Based Information in Visual Search. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 6141-6151. PMID: 18550756, PMCID: PMC6670545, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1262-08.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCue informationVisual searchActivation gainVisual search targetBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) responseSpatial cue informationLevel-dependent responsesSearch onsetDown biasingSpatial expectancyOculomotor planningIntraparietal sulcusSearch targetSalience mapBOLD responseSearch templateCingulate regionsNeural integrationTarget featuresHuman brainTarget locationSearch performance
2007
Brain Activity Associated With Stimulation Therapy of the Visual Borderzone in Hemianopic Stroke Patients
Marshall RS, Ferrera JJ, Barnes A, Xian Zhang, O'Brien KA, Chmayssani M, Hirsch J, Lazar RM. Brain Activity Associated With Stimulation Therapy of the Visual Borderzone in Hemianopic Stroke Patients. Neurorehabilitation And Neural Repair 2007, 22: 136-144. PMID: 17698955, DOI: 10.1177/1545968307305522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAdultAgedAttentionBrainBrain MappingCerebrovascular CirculationFemaleFunctional LateralityHemianopsiaHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeuronal PlasticityPhotic StimulationPhysical Therapy ModalitiesStrokeTreatment OutcomeVisual PathwaysVisual PerceptionConceptsVisual restoration therapyRestoration therapyHemianopic patientsAnterior cingulateHemianopic stroke patientsHigher-order visual areasBilateral anterior cingulateBilateral basal gangliaHome-based treatment programDorsolateral frontal cortexBlood oxygen level-dependent activityBrain activityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingBrain Activity AssociatedCondition interactionLevel-dependent activityStroke patientsBasal gangliaBrain injuryStimulation therapyFrontal cortexMiddle temporal regionsRepetitive stimulationVisual therapyPreparatory neural activity predicts performance on a conflict task
Stern ER, Wager TD, Egner T, Hirsch J, Mangels JA. Preparatory neural activity predicts performance on a conflict task. Brain Research 2007, 1176: 92-102. PMID: 17889835, PMCID: PMC2288660, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.07.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreparatory neural activityBilateral parietal cortexPreparatory activationNeutral cuesNeural activityParietal cortexRight dorsolateral prefrontal cortexReaction timeSpatial Stroop taskTask-relevant informationConflict resolutionDorsolateral prefrontal cortexTask-specific networksEfficient conflict resolutionConflict stimuliAdvance cuesCueing effectsStroop taskConflict taskAdvance cueingInformative cuesAnterior prefrontalLittle empirical workSemantic cuesPrefrontal cortex
2006
A Neural Representation of Categorization Uncertainty in the Human Brain
Grinband J, Hirsch J, Ferrera VP. A Neural Representation of Categorization Uncertainty in the Human Brain. Neuron 2006, 49: 757-763. PMID: 16504950, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.01.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCategorization uncertaintyEvent-related functional MRIFundamental cognitive functionFrontoparietal attention networkMedial frontal gyrusStimulus categorizationNeural representationParietal eye fieldsVisual objectsCategorical boundariesAnterior insulaFrontal gyrusCortical substratesAttention networkCognitive functionVentral striatumFunctional MRIPsychophysical functionsEye fieldBrain regionsHuman brainDorsomedial thalamusDiscrete categoriesInsulaThalamic network
2005
Cognitive control mechanisms resolve conflict through cortical amplification of task-relevant information
Egner T, Hirsch J. Cognitive control mechanisms resolve conflict through cortical amplification of task-relevant information. Nature Neuroscience 2005, 8: 1784-1790. PMID: 16286928, DOI: 10.1038/nn1594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionBehaviorBrain MappingCerebral CortexCerebrovascular CirculationCognitionConflict, PsychologicalDecision MakingFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNerve NetNeural PathwaysNeuropsychological TestsPattern Recognition, VisualPhotic StimulationPrefrontal CortexReaction TimeVisual CortexVolitionConceptsTask-relevant informationCognitive control mechanismsTask-irrelevant informationCognitive controlTask-relevant stimulus informationCognitive control systemConflict resolutionDorsolateral prefrontal cortexHuman visual cortexAttentional biasingFace processingPerceptual processingFace stimuliStroop taskNeural representationStimulus informationResponse tendenciesOccurrence of conflictsHigh conflictPrefrontal cortexProminent modelsCortical responsesTrial levelCortical amplificationVisual cortexWhere Memory Meets Attention: Neural Substrates of Negative Priming
Egner T, Hirsch J. Where Memory Meets Attention: Neural Substrates of Negative Priming. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2005, 17: 1774-1784. PMID: 16269113, DOI: 10.1162/089892905774589226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpisodic retrievalNegative primingStimulus featuresColor-naming Stroop taskRight dorsolateral prefrontal cortexEpisodic memory retrievalSelective attention performanceMemory retrieval functionsEvent-related fMRICurrent target stimulusSelective attention systemNegative priming effectDorsolateral prefrontal cortexStroop taskAttention systemDistractor stimuliMemory retrievalAttention performanceNeurophysiological predictionsTarget stimuliStimulus informationNeural substratesNeural responsesTheoretical accountsPriming effectHuman Cortical Specialization for Food: a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation 1
St-Onge MP, Sy M, Heymsfield SB, Hirsch J. Human Cortical Specialization for Food: a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation 1. Journal Of Nutrition 2005, 135: 1014-1018. PMID: 15867274, DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.5.1014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingNonfood itemsFood-related stimuliSuperior temporal gyrusAppreciation of foodFood-related behaviorsRight-handed manVisual foodNeural substratesCortical specializationSpecific sensory stimuliTemporal gyrusPresentation of foodCognitive functionAnterior cingulateSensory stimuliNeural systemsParahippocampal gyrusCortical responsesCortical pathwaysBrain regionsNonfoodGyrusStimuliItemsfMRI reveals large-scale network activation in minimally conscious patients
Schiff N, Rodriguez-Moreno D, Kamal A, Kim K, Giacino J, Plum F, Hirsch J. fMRI reveals large-scale network activation in minimally conscious patients. Neurology 2005, 64: 514-523. PMID: 15699384, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000150883.10285.44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAdultAttentionAuditory CortexAwarenessCerebral HemorrhageCraniocerebral TraumaEncephalomalaciaFixation, OcularHumansLanguageMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePersistent Vegetative StatePhysical StimulationSomatosensory CortexTemporal LobeTouchVerbal BehaviorWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsCognitive functionCortical activityLanguage-related tasksResidual cognitive functionMiddle temporal gyrusTactile stimulationMeaningless stimuliActive cortical networkConscious stateLanguage stimulationNeurobiological correlatesLanguage functionTemporal gyrusBehavioral evidenceMCS patientsCortical systemsLinguistic contentAuditory stimulationCortical networksLanguage processingCerebral networksNetwork activationCortical responsesCommunication abilityFMRI mapsThe neural correlates and functional integration of cognitive control in a Stroop task
Egner T, Hirsch J. The neural correlates and functional integration of cognitive control in a Stroop task. NeuroImage 2005, 24: 539-547. PMID: 15627596, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2004.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive controlConflict adaptationPsychophysiological interaction analysisStroop taskNeural correlatesFrontal gyrusPrefrontal cortexDistinct fronto-parietal networksEvent-related fMRI dataLow-conflict trialsHigh-conflict trialsFronto-parietal networkLateral prefrontal cortexMiddle frontal gyrusBilateral inferior frontalSuperior frontal gyrusContext-specific modulationInterference taskResponse conflictCognitive tasksConflict effectMotor processesInferior frontalNeural substratesTask performanceFunctional neuroimaging during altered states of consciousness: how and what do we measure?
Hirsch J. Functional neuroimaging during altered states of consciousness: how and what do we measure? Progress In Brain Research 2005, 150: 25-590. PMID: 16186013, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(05)50003-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttentionBrainCognitionConsciousnessDiagnostic ImagingHumansLanguageMagnetic Resonance ImagingConceptsCognitive processesFunctional neuroimagingDisorders of consciousnessPassive stimulationLanguage-related tasksFunctional magnetic resonanceSpecific traumatic eventStudy of consciousnessFunctional brain activityAltered statesAffective systemsCognitive systemNeural processesTraumatic eventsNeurocognitive healthBrain activitySensory-motor functionParadigm selectionMotor systemVolitional tasksCortical functionExperimental manipulationTaskBrain injuryTemporal sequence