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 cortex
2004
Individual Differences in Trait Anxiety Predict the Response of the Basolateral Amygdala to Unconsciously Processed Fearful Faces
Etkin A, Klemenhagen KC, Dudman JT, Rogan MT, Hen R, Kandel ER, Hirsch J. Individual Differences in Trait Anxiety Predict the Response of the Basolateral Amygdala to Unconsciously Processed Fearful Faces. Neuron 2004, 44: 1043-1055. PMID: 15603746, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2004.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrait anxietyFearful facesIndividual differencesDorsal amygdalaThreat-related stimuliBasolateral amygdalaSubjects' reaction timesReaction timeConscious stimuliUnconscious stimuliUnconscious processingConscious processingThreat sensitivityUnconscious perceptionUnconscious processesNeural responsesBasolateral subregionsNeural systemsAnxietyAmygdalaStimuliBiological basisProcessingFaceFMRI