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
2014
Negative Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Signals During Speech Comprehension
Moreno D, Schiff ND, Hirsch J. Negative Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Signals During Speech Comprehension. Brain Connectivity 2014, 5: 232-244. PMID: 25412406, PMCID: PMC4432885, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2014.0272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signalSpeech conditionsLevel-dependent signalBOLD signalSpeech comprehensionResting baselineNatural speechComprehension of speechCanonical language areasLanguage-related tasksNatural speech conditionNegative BOLD responseReceptive languageLanguage tasksPassive listeningComprehension studiesFrontoparietal regionsLanguage areasSame stimuliBOLD responseComprehensionBrain regionsSame speech
2012
The temporal derivative of expected utility: A neural mechanism for dynamic decision-making
Zhang X, Hirsch J. The temporal derivative of expected utility: A neural mechanism for dynamic decision-making. NeuroImage 2012, 65: 223-230. PMID: 22963852, PMCID: PMC5841235, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.08.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural mechanismsBehavioral dataHuman neural correlatesNovel experimental paradigmDistinct neural activitySuperior parietal lobulePosterior cingulate cortexReal-world tasksNeural correlatesFuture rewardsParietal lobuleExperimental paradigmFMRI analysisCingulate cortexNeural activityWorld tasksBrain regionsSupplementary motorCentral gyrusDynamic decision processIndependent manipulationContinuous decisionsDecision processVentral pallidumFMRISleep restriction leads to increased activation of brain regions sensitive to food stimuli
St-Onge MP, McReynolds A, Trivedi ZB, Roberts AL, Sy M, Hirsch J. Sleep restriction leads to increased activation of brain regions sensitive to food stimuli. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2012, 95: 818-824. PMID: 22357722, PMCID: PMC3302360, DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.027383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood stimuliNeuronal activityHabitual sleepSleep restrictionNormal-weight menOverall neuronal activityAverage sleep durationFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingPartial sleep restrictionCrossover studyEpidemiologic evidenceClinical studiesNeuronal activationNucleus accumbensSleep durationFasted stateResonance imagingBrain regionsDay 6Prefrontal cortexSleepBrain activityRelative increaseStimuliNeural 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
2009
Neural circuitry of submissive behavior in social anxiety disorder: A preliminary study of response to direct eye gaze
Schneier FR, Kent JM, Star A, Hirsch J. Neural circuitry of submissive behavior in social anxiety disorder: A preliminary study of response to direct eye gaze. Psychiatry Research 2009, 173: 248-250. PMID: 19628377, PMCID: PMC2745296, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial anxiety disorderEye gazeAnxiety disordersPathophysiology of SADSubmissive behaviorFunctional magnetic resonance imagingDirect eye gazeAverted gazeDirect gazeNeural responsesPrefrontal cortexSAD subjectsAnterior cingulateNeural circuitryNeural activityBrain regionsGazeMagnetic resonance imagingHealthy volunteersResonance imagingDisordersInsulaCingulateFearSignificant differences
2007
Neural Dynamics of Rejection Sensitivity
Kross E, Egner T, Ochsner K, Hirsch J, Downey G. Neural Dynamics of Rejection Sensitivity. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2007, 19: 945-956. PMID: 17536965, DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2007.19.6.945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRejection sensitivityCognitive controlRS individualsDorsal frontal regionsFunctional magnetic resonanceThemes of rejectionRejection stimuliAffective stimuliEmotional appraisalEmotional processingNegative valenceIndividual differencesPrefrontal structuresNeural dynamicsDistress ratingsFrontal regionsRepresentational paintingsBrain regionsR participantsStimuliPositive imageDifferential recruitmentIndividual responsesParticipantsInterest level
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
Human 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 regionsNonfoodGyrusStimuliItems
1995
Illusory contours activate specific regions in human visual cortex: evidence from functional magnetic resonance imaging.
Hirsch J, DeLaPaz R, Relkin N, Victor J, Kim K, Li T, Borden P, Rubin N, Shapley R. Illusory contours activate specific regions in human visual cortex: evidence from functional magnetic resonance imaging. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 6469-6473. PMID: 7604015, PMCID: PMC41539, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.14.6469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual grouping operationsIllusory contoursSpecific brain regionsGrouping operationsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingIllusory contour perceptionBrain regionsFunctional magnetic resonanceHuman visual cortexHuman visual systemContour perceptionNeural basisPerceptual contoursVisual stimuliRight hemisphereExtrastriate cortexHuman visionKanizsa squareVisual systemActivated regionsVisual stimulationVisual cortexSimilar inducersContinuous contourCortex