2023
Volume of subcortical brain regions in social anxiety disorder: mega-analytic results from 37 samples in the ENIGMA-Anxiety Working Group
Groenewold N, Bas-Hoogendam J, Amod A, Laansma M, Van Velzen L, Aghajani M, Hilbert K, Oh H, Salas R, Jackowski A, Pan P, Salum G, Blair J, Blair K, Hirsch J, Pantazatos S, Schneier F, Talati A, Roelofs K, Volman I, Blanco-Hinojo L, Cardoner N, Pujol J, Beesdo-Baum K, Ching C, Thomopoulos S, Jansen A, Kircher T, Krug A, Nenadić I, Stein F, Dannlowski U, Grotegerd D, Lemke H, Meinert S, Winter A, Erb M, Kreifelts B, Gong Q, Lui S, Zhu F, Mwangi B, Soares J, Wu M, Bayram A, Canli M, Tükel R, Westenberg P, Heeren A, Cremers H, Hofmann D, Straube T, Doruyter A, Lochner C, Peterburs J, Van Tol M, Gur R, Kaczkurkin A, Larsen B, Satterthwaite T, Filippi C, Gold A, Harrewijn A, Zugman A, Bülow R, Grabe H, Völzke H, Wittfeld K, Böhnlein J, Dohm K, Kugel H, Schrammen E, Zwanzger P, Leehr E, Sindermann L, Ball T, Fonzo G, Paulus M, Simmons A, Stein M, Klumpp H, Phan K, Furmark T, Månsson K, Manzouri A, Avery S, Blackford J, Clauss J, Feola B, Harper J, Sylvester C, Lueken U, Veltman D, Winkler A, Jahanshad N, Pine D, Thompson P, Stein D, Van der Wee N. Volume of subcortical brain regions in social anxiety disorder: mega-analytic results from 37 samples in the ENIGMA-Anxiety Working Group. Molecular Psychiatry 2023, 28: 1079-1089. PMID: 36653677, PMCID: PMC10804423, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01933-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial anxiety disorderSubcortical brain regionsAnxiety disordersSAD patientsBilateral putamen volumesSubcortical regionsBrain regionsLinear mixed effects analysisComorbid anxiety disordersSubcortical volumesFamily-wise errorPutamen volumeSAD onsetVolumetric differencesPallidum volumeMixed effects analysisD effect sizesInconsistent findingsLeft putamenEffect sizeFull samplePrevious findingsInternational sampleSignificant interactionLimited convergence
2020
Facial and neural mechanisms during interactive disclosure of biographical information
Cañigueral R, Zhang X, Noah JA, Tachtsidis I, Hamilton AFC, Hirsch J. Facial and neural mechanisms during interactive disclosure of biographical information. NeuroImage 2020, 226: 117572. PMID: 33221448, PMCID: PMC7612862, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCerebral CortexDisclosureEye Movement MeasurementsFacial ExpressionFacial MusclesFemaleFixation, OcularFunctional NeuroimagingHumansMaleMiddle AgedParietal LobePrefrontal CortexSelf DisclosureSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedSocial InteractionSpectroscopy, Near-InfraredTemporal LobeYoung AdultConceptsNeurocognitive mechanismsFacial displaysCommunicative interactionMore eye gazeNon-interactive situationsPairs of participantsBiographical informationBilateral TPJRight TPJLeft SMGNeuroscience hypothesisNeural mechanismsEye gazeMultimodal findingsBrain activitySocial signalingTPJDLPFCMutual sharingParticipantsSpontaneous productionLong-range mechanismsGazeDisplaySynchronyNeural processes for live pro-social dialogue between dyads with socioeconomic disparity
Descorbeth O, Zhang X, Noah JA, Hirsch J. Neural processes for live pro-social dialogue between dyads with socioeconomic disparity. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2020, 15: 875-887. PMID: 32879986, PMCID: PMC7543936, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsaa120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsolateral pre-frontal cortexFrontal lobe hypothesisFrontal lobe processesFrontal lobe networksPre-frontal cortexGroups of dyadsNeural processesNovel neuroimaging techniquesFrontopolar areaNeural activationPars triangularisSpeech dialogueNeuroimaging techniquesDialectic discourseDyadsNeural functionTheoretical frameworkSocioeconomic backgroundHemodynamic signalsSocioeconomic statusAnxietyStereotypingNeuroimagingPrejudiceTriangularis
2018
Trustworthiness appraisal deficits in borderline personality disorder are associated with prefrontal cortex, not amygdala, impairment
Fertuck EA, Grinband J, Mann JJ, Hirsch J, Ochsner K, Pilkonis P, Erbe J, Stanley B. Trustworthiness appraisal deficits in borderline personality disorder are associated with prefrontal cortex, not amygdala, impairment. NeuroImage Clinical 2018, 21: 101616. PMID: 30639176, PMCID: PMC6411618, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.101616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA cross-brain neural mechanism for human-to-human verbal communication
Hirsch J, Noah J, Zhang X, Dravida S, Ono Y. A cross-brain neural mechanism for human-to-human verbal communication. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2018, 13: 907-920. PMID: 30137601, PMCID: PMC6137318, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsy070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior temporal gyrusInteractive brain hypothesisNeural mechanismsSocial interactionBrain hypothesisCanonical language areasHuman verbal communicationNon-interactive conditionDynamic social interactionsObject NamingSocial cuesInterpersonal informationBrain substratesDescription taskTemporal gyrusBroca's areaLanguage areasWernicke's areaNeural activitySubcentral areaVerbal communicationNatural settingsTheoretical frameworkGeneral theoretical frameworkDeoxyhemoglobin signal
2014
Brief Report: Anomalous Neural Deactivations and Functional Connectivity During Receptive Language in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Functional MRI Study
Karten A, Hirsch J. Brief Report: Anomalous Neural Deactivations and Functional Connectivity During Receptive Language in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Functional MRI Study. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2014, 45: 1905-1914. PMID: 25526952, PMCID: PMC4441908, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2344-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderNegative BOLD responseASD participantsReceptive languageLanguage disabilitySpectrum disorderNeural deactivationInhibitory processesFunctional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) responseSuperior temporal gyrusFunctional MRI studyLevel-dependent responsesNeural mechanismsPassive listeningTemporal gyrusBOLD responseControl participantsParticipantsLanguageMagnetic resonance imagingExcitatory processesMRI studiesConnectivity
2013
Reduced Anterior Temporal and Hippocampal Functional Connectivity During Face Processing Discriminates Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder from Healthy Controls and Panic Disorder, and Increases Following Treatment
Pantazatos SP, Talati A, Schneier FR, Hirsch J. Reduced Anterior Temporal and Hippocampal Functional Connectivity During Face Processing Discriminates Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder from Healthy Controls and Panic Disorder, and Increases Following Treatment. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 39: 425-434. PMID: 24084831, PMCID: PMC3870777, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial anxiety disorderFunctional connectivityAnxiety disordersFace perceptionTemporal poleFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyPanic disorderSpecific anxiety disordersIndependent replication sampleHippocampal functional connectivityMagnetic resonance imaging studyFace processingPerceptual tasksResonance imaging studyBrain activationSAD diagnosisReplication sampleHIGH-SADSAD samplesSimilar tasksDisorder-specific biomarkersFC featuresSymptom severityAnterior temporalPerceptionDynamic Coupling Between the Lateral Occipital-Cortex, Default-Mode, and Frontoparietal Networks During Bistable Perception
Karten A, Pantazatos SP, Khalil D, Zhang X, Hirsch J. Dynamic Coupling Between the Lateral Occipital-Cortex, Default-Mode, and Frontoparietal Networks During Bistable Perception. Brain Connectivity 2013, 3: 286-293. PMID: 23510237, PMCID: PMC3685318, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2012.0119.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Gray Matter Abnormalities in Social Anxiety Disorder: Primary, Replication, and Specificity Studies
Talati A, Pantazatos SP, Schneier FR, Weissman MM, Hirsch J. Gray Matter Abnormalities in Social Anxiety Disorder: Primary, Replication, and Specificity Studies. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 73: 75-84. PMID: 22748614, PMCID: PMC3465490, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.05.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControl subjectsAnxiety disordersGray matter abnormalitiesHealthy control groupAge 30 yearsDSM-IV criteriaTotal intracranial volumeVoxel-based morphometryGray matter differencesMagnetic resonance imagingBilateral temporal poleLateral orbitofrontal cortexPanic disorder subjectsAngular cortexPD groupFunctional disturbancesNeuroanatomical abnormalitiesSocial anxiety disorderControl groupTemporal poleStructural abnormalitiesLifetime historyResonance imagingSAD groupIntracranial volumeNeural 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
2011
Can Depression be Diagnosed by Response to Mother's Face? A Personalized Attachment-Based Paradigm for Diagnostic fMRI
Zhang X, Yaseen ZS, Galynker II, Hirsch J, Winston A. Can Depression be Diagnosed by Response to Mother's Face? A Personalized Attachment-Based Paradigm for Diagnostic fMRI. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e27253. PMID: 22180777, PMCID: PMC3236742, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBDI-II scoresFunctional magnetic resonance imagingBeck Depression Inventory-IIMagnetic resonance imagingResonance imagingInventory-IIBeck Depression Inventory-II scoresMINI psychiatric interviewII scoreDepression diagnosisPsychiatric interviewBA 32Paracingulate gyrusDepressed subjectsActivity patternsClinical diagnosisBrain reactivitySensitivity 85.7Diagnostic algorithmFemale subjectsDepressionSpecificity 92.8FMRI imagingScoresBrain activitySpeech Stimulation during Functional MR Imaging as a Potential Indicator of Autism
Lai G, Schneider HD, Schwarzenberger JC, Hirsch J. Speech Stimulation during Functional MR Imaging as a Potential Indicator of Autism. Radiology 2011, 260: 521-30. PMID: 21628495, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.11101576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior temporal gyrusControl subjectsSpeech stimulationFunctional MR imagingFunctional MR imaging activationFunctional magnetic resonanceAutistic subjectsMR imagingPrimary auditory cortexWilcoxon rank sum testInstitutional review boardMagnetic resonanceSpread of activityTwo-sample t-testRank sum testUnivariate general linear model analysisProspective studyMR evaluationAuditory cortexGeneral linear model analysisControl groupObjective indicatorsTemporal gyrusInformed consentReview board
2010
Analysis of clamping versus cutting of T3 sympathetic nerve for severe palmar hyperhidrosis
Yanagihara TK, Ibrahimiye A, Harris C, Hirsch J, Gorenstein LA. Analysis of clamping versus cutting of T3 sympathetic nerve for severe palmar hyperhidrosis. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2010, 140: 984-989. PMID: 20951250, PMCID: PMC2964926, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic thoracic sympathectomyPalmar hyperhidrosisSympathetic chainQuality of lifeThoracic sympathectomySevere palmar hyperhidrosisT3 sympathectomySympathetic nervesChief complaintPatient satisfactionExcessive sweatingPatientsSympathectomyT3 levelsHyperhidrosisSymptomsHigh rateSeverityClamping techniqueClampingNerveSurgerySweatingThighComplaints
2009
Adipose tissue distribution after weight restoration and weight maintenance in women with anorexia nervosa
Mayer L, Klein DA, Black E, Attia E, Shen W, Mao X, Shungu DC, Punyanita M, Gallagher D, Wang J, Heymsfield SB, Hirsch J, Ginsberg HN, Walsh BT. Adipose tissue distribution after weight restoration and weight maintenance in women with anorexia nervosa. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2009, 90: 1132-1137. PMID: 19793856, PMCID: PMC2762154, DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.27820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipose tissue distributionAcute weight restorationControl subjectsWeight maintenanceWeight restorationAdipose tissueAnorexia nervosaTissue distributionControl womenVisceral adipose tissue distributionLong-term weight maintenanceAdult womenWhole-body magnetic resonanceHealthy control subjectsFemale control subjectsHealthy control womenIntermuscular adipose tissueCentral adiposity phenotypeHospital dischargeNormal weightBody compositionNormalization of weightBody image distortionPatientsTime points
2008
Comparison of contrast-response functions from multifocal visual-evoked potentials (mfVEPs) and functional MRI responses
Park JC, Zhang X, Ferrera J, Hirsch J, Hood DC. Comparison of contrast-response functions from multifocal visual-evoked potentials (mfVEPs) and functional MRI responses. Journal Of Vision 2008, 8: 8-8. PMID: 19146350, PMCID: PMC2987574, DOI: 10.1167/8.10.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBOLD fMRI responsesMultifocal visual-evoked potentialsContrast response functionsVisual-evoked potentialsFMRI responsesNeural activityFunctional MRI responsesBOLD fMRI signalMonocular mfVEPRetinotopic mapMRI responseV1 areaPattern stimuliBOLD responseFMRI signalsSame stimuliSubjectsResponseV1MfVEPStimuliMfVEPsCortex
2007
Preparatory 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 cortexCortical activation during word processing in late bilinguals: Similarities and differences as revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging
Marian V, Shildkrot Y, Blumenfeld HK, Kaushanskaya M, Faroqi-Shah Y, Hirsch J. Cortical activation during word processing in late bilinguals: Similarities and differences as revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Neuropsychology 2007, 29: 247-265. PMID: 17454346, DOI: 10.1080/13803390600659376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAdolescentAdultCerebral CortexData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleFrontal LobeFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLanguage TestsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMental ProcessesMultilingualismNerve NetOccipital LobeSpeech PerceptionTemporal LobeConceptsInferior frontal gyrusLeft inferior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonance imagingLexical processingSuperior temporal gyrusSecond languageCenter of activationCortical activationRight inferior frontal gyrusRussian-English bilingualsCortical organizationSimilar cortical networksLate bilingualsTranslation equivalentsOrthographic processingPhonological processingSame languageWord processingInferior frontalFrontal gyrusSupramarginal gyrusLanguageDifferent wordsTemporal gyrusBilinguals
2006
Facial Emotion Recognition after Curative Nondominant Temporal Lobectomy in Patients with Mesial Temporal Sclerosis
McClelland S, Garcia RE, Peraza DM, Shih TT, Hirsch LJ, Hirsch J, Goodman RR. Facial Emotion Recognition after Curative Nondominant Temporal Lobectomy in Patients with Mesial Temporal Sclerosis. Epilepsia 2006, 47: 1337-1342. PMID: 16922878, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00557.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal sclerosisAnteromedial temporal lobectomyTemporal lobe epilepsyTLE onsetTemporal sclerosisTemporal lobectomyRight amygdalaEarly-onset patientsLate-onset patientsEarly-onset groupLate-onset groupAmygdalar damageAge 6 yearsFER impairmentPostsurgical populationLobe epilepsyLeft-hemisphere language dominancePreoperative MRIPatientsFrightened expressionImpaired facial emotion recognitionLobectomySclerosisAmygdalaOnsetA 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
Where 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 effect