2008
The dynamics of deductive reasoning: An fMRI investigation
Rodriguez-Moreno D, Hirsch J. The dynamics of deductive reasoning: An fMRI investigation. Neuropsychologia 2008, 47: 949-961. PMID: 18835284, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.08.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeductive reasoningReasoning processParietal regionsEvent-related fMRISupramodal networkPrevious imaging studiesNeural correlatesFMRI investigationOccipital complexLanguage areasBilateral caudate nucleusInformation processingReasoningSecond premiseImaging studiesTraditional focusCaudate nucleusSubstantive differencesFMRISubsequent conclusionsTime courseScientific investigationPhilosophical discussionCorrelatesTime pointsA neurology of belief
Sacks O, Hirsch J. A neurology of belief. Annals Of Neurology 2008, 63: 129-130. PMID: 18306392, DOI: 10.1002/ana.21378.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 cortexCortical activation during word processing in late bilinguals: Similarities and differences as revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging
Marian V, Shildkrot Y, Blumenfeld HK, Kaushanskaya M, Faroqi-Shah Y, Hirsch J. Cortical activation during word processing in late bilinguals: Similarities and differences as revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Neuropsychology 2007, 29: 247-265. PMID: 17454346, DOI: 10.1080/13803390600659376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAdolescentAdultCerebral CortexData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleFrontal LobeFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLanguage TestsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMental ProcessesMultilingualismNerve NetOccipital LobeSpeech PerceptionTemporal LobeConceptsInferior frontal gyrusLeft inferior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonance imagingLexical processingSuperior temporal gyrusSecond languageCenter of activationCortical activationRight inferior frontal gyrusRussian-English bilingualsCortical organizationSimilar cortical networksLate bilingualsTranslation equivalentsOrthographic processingPhonological processingSame languageWord processingInferior frontalFrontal gyrusSupramarginal gyrusLanguageDifferent wordsTemporal gyrusBilinguals
2006
Predictive Codes for Forthcoming Perception in the Frontal Cortex
Summerfield C, Egner T, Greene M, Koechlin E, Mangels J, Hirsch J. Predictive Codes for Forthcoming Perception in the Frontal Cortex. Science 2006, 314: 1311-1314. PMID: 17124325, DOI: 10.1126/science.1132028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontal cortexIncoming sensory informationMedial frontal cortexPresence of facesPerceptual ambiguityPerceptual decisionsSensory evidenceNeural representationVisual objectsSensory environmentVisual areasPredictive codingSensory informationPredictive codePerceptionCortexFaceHuman subjectsBrainObserved evidenceDecisionsAmbiguityRepresentationEvidenceObjects
2005
Functional Specialization within the Medial Frontal Gyrus for Perceptual Go/No-Go Decisions Based on What, When, and Where Related Information: An fMRI Study
Talati A, Hirsch J. Functional Specialization within the Medial Frontal Gyrus for Perceptual Go/No-Go Decisions Based on What, When, and Where Related Information: An fMRI Study. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2005, 17: 981-993. PMID: 16102231, DOI: 10.1162/0898929054475226.Peer-Reviewed Original Research