2021
Comparison of Human Social Brain Activity During Eye-Contact With Another Human and a Humanoid Robot
Kelley MS, Noah JA, Zhang X, Scassellati B, Hirsch J. Comparison of Human Social Brain Activity During Eye-Contact With Another Human and a Humanoid Robot. Frontiers In Robotics And AI 2021, 7: 599581. PMID: 33585574, PMCID: PMC7879449, DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2020.599581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeural activitySocial interactionCognitive processingEye contactNeural systemsRight temporal-parietal junctionHuman-robot social interactionRight temporoparietal junctionSame neural systemsTemporal-parietal junctionInterpersonal social interactionsSimilar neural activityDorsolateral prefrontal cortexHuman-robot interactionHuman social systemsSocial processingParietal junctionTemporoparietal junctionSocial robotsNeural responsesNeural effectsRobot conditionBrain activityPrefrontal cortexSocial engagementInterpersonal Agreement and Disagreement During Face-to-Face Dialogue: An fNIRS Investigation
Hirsch J, Tiede M, Zhang X, Noah JA, Salama-Manteau A, Biriotti M. Interpersonal Agreement and Disagreement During Face-to-Face Dialogue: An fNIRS Investigation. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2021, 14: 606397. PMID: 33584223, PMCID: PMC7874076, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.606397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSupramarginal gyrusAttention networkBilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortexLanguage-related processesCanonical language areasVisual attention networkRight supramarginal gyrusDorsolateral prefrontal cortexSuperior temporal gyrusFNIRS investigationFrontoparietal systemNeural correlatesSocial cuesAngular gyrusTemporal gyrusPrefrontal cortexLanguage areasFrontopolar regionNeural systemsSyllable rateNeural activityMedian fundamental frequencyFace conversationNeural couplingLanguage system
2017
Distributed Neural Activity Patterns during Human-to-Human Competition
Piva M, Zhang X, Noah JA, Chang SWC, Hirsch J. Distributed Neural Activity Patterns during Human-to-Human Competition. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2017, 11: 571. PMID: 29218005, PMCID: PMC5703701, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTemporal-parietal junctionAngular gyrusFusiform gyrusSupramarginal gyrusSocial cognitionSubcentral areaFunctional connectivityBilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortexHuman social cognitionSocial cognition paradigmPrevious fMRI findingsFace interactionHuman social behaviorDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNeural activity patternsConventional neuroimaging techniquesBrain functional connectivitySomatosensory cortexCognition paradigmNeural coherenceRelevant cuesFMRI findingsLeft DLPFCNeural mechanismsFrontopolar areaNeural correlates of conflict between gestures and words: A domain-specific role for a temporal-parietal complex
Noah JA, Dravida S, Zhang X, Yahil S, Hirsch J. Neural correlates of conflict between gestures and words: A domain-specific role for a temporal-parietal complex. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0173525. PMID: 28278240, PMCID: PMC5344449, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal-parietal junctionDorsolateral prefrontal cortexRight temporal-parietal junctionRight dorsolateral prefrontal cortexLeft dorsolateral prefrontal cortexSuperior temporal gyrusColor taskConflict taskIncongruent trialsSocial cuesGesture tasksSupramarginal gyrusBehavioral interference effectDomain-general mechanismsUnderlying neural processesReceptive language areasHuman social behaviorAuditory association cortexDomain-specific rolesFrontal eye fieldConflict processing mechanismCongruent trialsGestural cuesNeural correlatesNeural processes
2010
A translational bridge between mouse and human models of learned safety
Pollak DD, Rogan MT, Egner T, Perez DL, Yanagihara TK, Hirsch J. A translational bridge between mouse and human models of learned safety. Annals Of Medicine 2010, 42: 127-134. PMID: 20121549, DOI: 10.3109/07853890903583666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNeural circuitryPrefrontal cortexAnimal experimentsTranslational bridgeFunctional magnetic resonanceParallel groupSafety signalsPupillary constrictionNoxious stimuliUnderlying neural circuitryHuman studiesExperimental animalsHuman modelNeural connectionsAnimal protocolsMiceCaudate responseNeutral stimuliNeural responsesNeural substratesDiffusion tensorAmygdalaCortexMolecular mechanisms
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
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 functioningActivationConflictActivityAmygdalaNeocortical Connectivity during Episodic Memory Formation
Summerfield C, Greene M, Wager T, Egner T, Hirsch J, Mangels J. Neocortical Connectivity during Episodic Memory Formation. PLOS Biology 2006, 4: e128. PMID: 16605307, PMCID: PMC1436028, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpisodic encodingPerceptual informationEpisodic memory tracesLeft dorsolateral prefrontal cortexNew episodic memoriesEpisodic memory formationFunctional magnetic resonanceDorsolateral prefrontal cortexExtrastriate visual cortexEpisodic memoryMemory tracesBrain mechanismsSensory representationsVisual stimuliPrefrontal cortexConnectivity analysisMemory formationVisual cortexNeocortical connectivityEncodingHemodynamic signalsCortexReliable predictorMemorySelective response
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 cortexWhere Memory Meets Attention: Neural Substrates of Negative Priming
Egner T, Hirsch J. Where Memory Meets Attention: Neural Substrates of Negative Priming. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2005, 17: 1774-1784. PMID: 16269113, DOI: 10.1162/089892905774589226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpisodic retrievalNegative primingStimulus featuresColor-naming Stroop taskRight dorsolateral prefrontal cortexEpisodic memory retrievalSelective attention performanceMemory retrieval functionsEvent-related fMRICurrent target stimulusSelective attention systemNegative priming effectDorsolateral prefrontal cortexStroop taskAttention systemDistractor stimuliMemory retrievalAttention performanceNeurophysiological predictionsTarget stimuliStimulus informationNeural substratesNeural responsesTheoretical accountsPriming effectIntentional false responding shares neural substrates with response conflict and cognitive control
Nuñez JM, Casey BJ, Egner T, Hare T, Hirsch J. Intentional false responding shares neural substrates with response conflict and cognitive control. NeuroImage 2005, 25: 267-277. PMID: 15734361, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2004.10.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultArousalAutobiographies as TopicBrainCaudate NucleusConflict, PsychologicalDeceptionDominance, CerebralFemaleGyrus CinguliHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIntentionInternal-External ControlMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNerve NetNeural InhibitionParietal LobePersonality InventoryPrefrontal CortexReaction TimeTemporal LobeThalamic NucleiConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexCognitive controlResponse conflictAnterior cingulate cortexPsychopathic Personality InventoryCingulate cortexSelf-report personality measuresSelf-relevant stimuliFalse responsesAmount of conflictPosterior cingulate cortexResponse inhibitionNeural substratesCaudate activityMesial prefrontalNeural effectsPersonality measuresCognitive functionPersonal relevancePrefrontal cortexAnterior cingulateNeural activityAutobiographical responsesProcess of interferenceResponse conditions