2013
Effects of Reduced Weight Maintenance and Leptin Repletion on Functional Connectivity of the Hypothalamus in Obese Humans
Hinkle W, Cordell M, Leibel R, Rosenbaum M, Hirsch J. Effects of Reduced Weight Maintenance and Leptin Repletion on Functional Connectivity of the Hypothalamus in Obese Humans. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e59114. PMID: 23555620, PMCID: PMC3605420, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeptin repletionRight hypothalamusFunctional connectivityFood cuesWeight lossGreater weight lossOrbital frontal cortexDorsal anterior cingulatePsychophysiological interaction analysisPlacebo injectionsObese subjectsObese populationLeptin injectionObese humansWeight maintenanceFrontal cortexAnterior cingulateHypothalamusFrontal poleInteroceptive systemPatient subjectsVisual areasDorsal ACCFood stimuliRepletion
2007
Dissociable Neural Systems Resolve Conflict from Emotional versus Nonemotional Distracters
Egner T, Etkin A, Gale S, Hirsch J. Dissociable Neural Systems Resolve Conflict from Emotional versus Nonemotional Distracters. Cerebral Cortex 2007, 18: 1475-1484. PMID: 17940084, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhm179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTask-relevant stimuliEmotional distractersTask-irrelevant emotional stimuliAnterior cingulateSensory cortexTask-irrelevant stimuliLateral prefrontal cortexDorsal anterior cingulateFunctional magnetic resonanceRostral anterior cingulateCognitive controlConflict monitoringEmotional stimuliStimulus representationsAmygdalar responsesEmotional controlEnhanced processingResolve ConflictsEmotional conflictNeuroanatomical networksPrefrontal cortexDistractersResolution of conflictsBiasing mechanismHuman brain