2005
fMRI reveals large-scale network activation in minimally conscious patients
Schiff N, Rodriguez-Moreno D, Kamal A, Kim K, Giacino J, Plum F, Hirsch J. fMRI reveals large-scale network activation in minimally conscious patients. Neurology 2005, 64: 514-523. PMID: 15699384, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000150883.10285.44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAdultAttentionAuditory CortexAwarenessCerebral HemorrhageCraniocerebral TraumaEncephalomalaciaFixation, OcularHumansLanguageMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePersistent Vegetative StatePhysical StimulationSomatosensory CortexTemporal LobeTouchVerbal BehaviorWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsCognitive functionCortical activityLanguage-related tasksResidual cognitive functionMiddle temporal gyrusTactile stimulationMeaningless stimuliActive cortical networkConscious stateLanguage stimulationNeurobiological correlatesLanguage functionTemporal gyrusBehavioral evidenceMCS patientsCortical systemsLinguistic contentAuditory stimulationCortical networksLanguage processingCerebral networksNetwork activationCortical responsesCommunication abilityFMRI maps
1998
Representation of nociceptive stimuli in primary sensory cortex
Berman H, Kim K, Talati A, Hirsch J. Representation of nociceptive stimuli in primary sensory cortex. Neuroreport 1998, 9: 4179-4187. PMID: 9926870, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199812210-00033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman primary sensorimotor cortexPrimary sensorimotor cortexPrimary somatosensory cortexPrimary sensory cortexRight-handed subjectsFoot stimulationSensorimotor cortexSomatosensory cortexNociceptive stimuliSensory cortexSomatotopic mappingCortical activityPenfield's homunculusCold sensationRight handCortexSensory processingTactile stimuliThermal modalitiesFootActivated regionsSensationStimuliBody parts