2010
A network approach to assessing cognition in disorders of consciousness(e–Pub ahead of print)(CME)
Rodriguez Moreno D, Schiff N, Giacino J, Kalmar K, Hirsch J. A network approach to assessing cognition in disorders of consciousness(e–Pub ahead of print)(CME). Neurology 2010, 75: 1871-1878. PMID: 20980667, PMCID: PMC2995384, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181feb259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAwarenessBrainCognitionConsciousness DisordersFemaleGlasgow Coma ScaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNerve NetNeuropsychological TestsPattern Recognition, VisualPersistent Vegetative StatePoint-of-Care SystemsQuadriplegiaSensitivity and SpecificityVerbal BehaviorYoung AdultConceptsDisorders of consciousnessVegetative stateComa Recovery ScaleHigh-level cognitionObject-naming taskPicture-naming taskLanguage-related regionsElicit brain activationEMCS patientsVS patientsHealthy subjectsDiagnostic criteriaPatientsVolitional processesRecovery ScaleBrain activationLanguage networkFMRI studyMotor responseOvert behaviorConscious stateNeural systemsBehavioral assessmentCognitionPartial preservationSelf-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
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
2006
Resolving Emotional Conflict: A Role for the Rostral Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Modulating Activity in the Amygdala
Etkin A, Egner T, Peraza DM, Kandel ER, Hirsch J. Resolving Emotional Conflict: A Role for the Rostral Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Modulating Activity in the Amygdala. Neuron 2006, 51: 871-882. PMID: 16982430, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.07.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRostral anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCingulate cortexEmotional conflictAmygdalar activityRostral cingulate cortexMagnetic resonance imagingDorsolateral prefrontal cortexRostral cingulateResonance imagingPrefrontal cortexModulating activityCortexConflict taskSalient stimuliNeural activityNeural mechanismsMental functioningActivationConflictActivityAmygdalaA 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 cortexMistaking a House for a Face: Neural Correlates of Misperception in Healthy Humans
Summerfield C, Egner T, Mangels J, Hirsch J. Mistaking a House for a Face: Neural Correlates of Misperception in Healthy Humans. Cerebral Cortex 2005, 16: 500-508. PMID: 16014866, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhi129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyAccount of perceptionImages of housesMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyNeural correlatesPerceptual judgmentsInferior occipitalVisual regionsCorrect trialsIncorrect trialsRight parietal regionParietal regionsHouse imagesParahippocampal gyrusPredictive codingNormal visionPerceptionFaceMisperceptionsFFA responseImaging studiesHealthy humansGyrusConcurrent activation
1992
A center-of-mass computation describes the precision of random dot displacement discrimination
Hirsch J, Mjolsness E. A center-of-mass computation describes the precision of random dot displacement discrimination. Vision Research 1992, 32: 335-346. PMID: 1574849, DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(92)90143-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1982
Simultaneous recognition of two spatial-frequency components
Hirsch J, Hylton R, Graham N. Simultaneous recognition of two spatial-frequency components. Vision Research 1982, 22: 365-375. PMID: 7090190, DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(82)90152-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChannel model