2014
Amodal brain activation and functional connectivity in response to high‐energy‐density food cues in obesity
Carnell S, Benson L, Pantazatos SP, Hirsch J, Geliebter A. Amodal brain activation and functional connectivity in response to high‐energy‐density food cues in obesity. Obesity 2014, 22: 2370-2378. PMID: 25098957, PMCID: PMC4224976, DOI: 10.1002/oby.20859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivityObese individualsFood cuesEffect of obesityLow-ED foodsWhole-brain activationGreater functional connectivityLean womenDifferential neural responsesObesogenic environmentMidbrainExcessive foodVTABrain activationNeural responsesObeseFMRI scanningObesityPutamenCerebellumActivationResponseCue modalityIndividualsWomen
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 functioningActivationConflictActivityAmygdala
2004
Hypoperfusion without stroke alters motor activation in the opposite hemisphere
Krakauer JW, Radoeva PD, Zarahn E, Wydra J, Lazar RM, Hirsch J, Marshall RS. Hypoperfusion without stroke alters motor activation in the opposite hemisphere. Annals Of Neurology 2004, 56: 796-802. PMID: 15562431, DOI: 10.1002/ana.20286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIpsilateral activationMiddle cerebral artery diseaseCerebral artery diseaseLarge vessel diseaseAge-matched controlsMotor-related areasNormal motor performanceFunctional magnetic resonanceHemodynamic compromiseVasomotor reactivityArtery diseaseHemispheric hypoperfusionCortical reorganizationInternal carotidHand contralateralPatientsMotor activationMotor tasksMotor performanceHypoperfusionHemispheric activationUnique activationDiseaseActivationMagnetic resonance