2020
Neural processes for live pro-social dialogue between dyads with socioeconomic disparity
Descorbeth O, Zhang X, Noah JA, Hirsch J. Neural processes for live pro-social dialogue between dyads with socioeconomic disparity. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2020, 15: 875-887. PMID: 32879986, PMCID: PMC7543936, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsaa120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsolateral pre-frontal cortexFrontal lobe hypothesisFrontal lobe processesFrontal lobe networksPre-frontal cortexGroups of dyadsNeural processesNovel neuroimaging techniquesFrontopolar areaNeural activationPars triangularisSpeech dialogueNeuroimaging techniquesDialectic discourseDyadsNeural functionTheoretical frameworkSocioeconomic backgroundHemodynamic signalsSocioeconomic statusAnxietyStereotypingNeuroimagingPrejudiceTriangularis
2013
Learning not to Fear: Neural Correlates of Learned Safety
Kong E, Monje FJ, Hirsch J, Pollak DD. Learning not to Fear: Neural Correlates of Learned Safety. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 39: 515-527. PMID: 23963118, PMCID: PMC3895233, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific affective disordersNeural correlatesAffective disordersFear responsesNeural mechanismsNeurobiological underpinningsInstances of protectionNeural circuitryTranslational neuroscienceChronic stressBasis of insightsNeuroscienceDisordersAnxietyFearIdentification of episodesUnderpinningsCorrelatesCircuitryPeopleAbilitySymptomsHumans
2004
Individual Differences in Trait Anxiety Predict the Response of the Basolateral Amygdala to Unconsciously Processed Fearful Faces
Etkin A, Klemenhagen KC, Dudman JT, Rogan MT, Hen R, Kandel ER, Hirsch J. Individual Differences in Trait Anxiety Predict the Response of the Basolateral Amygdala to Unconsciously Processed Fearful Faces. Neuron 2004, 44: 1043-1055. PMID: 15603746, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2004.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrait anxietyFearful facesIndividual differencesDorsal amygdalaThreat-related stimuliBasolateral amygdalaSubjects' reaction timesReaction timeConscious stimuliUnconscious stimuliUnconscious processingConscious processingThreat sensitivityUnconscious perceptionUnconscious processesNeural responsesBasolateral subregionsNeural systemsAnxietyAmygdalaStimuliBiological basisProcessingFaceFMRI