2017
Frontal temporal and parietal systems synchronize within and across brains during live eye-to-eye contact
Hirsch J, Zhang X, Noah JA, Ono Y. Frontal temporal and parietal systems synchronize within and across brains during live eye-to-eye contact. NeuroImage 2017, 157: 314-330. PMID: 28619652, PMCID: PMC5863547, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.06.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEye contactInterpersonal interactionsSupplementary motor cortexSpecificity hypothesisFrontal clusterSubcentral areaLeft superior temporal gyrusInteractive brain hypothesisTwo-person neuroscienceLimited head motionSuperior temporal gyrusTwo-person interactionsConventional neuroimaging methodsNeural correlatesSocial cuesNeural processesBrain hypothesisNeural mechanismsNeural responsesParietal systemSupramarginal gyrusMutual gazeSynchrony hypothesisLanguage functionTemporal gyrus
2013
Frontotemporal oxyhemoglobin dynamics predict performance accuracy of dance simulation gameplay: Temporal characteristics of top-down and bottom-up cortical activities
Ono Y, Nomoto Y, Tanaka S, Sato K, Shimada S, Tachibana A, Bronner S, Noah J. Frontotemporal oxyhemoglobin dynamics predict performance accuracy of dance simulation gameplay: Temporal characteristics of top-down and bottom-up cortical activities. NeuroImage 2013, 85: 461-470. PMID: 23707582, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.05.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle temporal gyrusFrontopolar cortexAuditory cuesMusic conditionRhythmic cuesHigh-performance playersCortical areasSimulation video gamesDance Dance RevolutionGreater temporal accuracyBehavioral performanceIntegrative abilityMultimodal integrationTemporal gyrusGameplay performanceLower performance levelsMotor learningPerformance accuracyOpen source cloneMotor tasksCortical activityCuesCortical responsesSensory inputCortical regions