2023
Separable processes for live “in-person” and live “zoom-like” faces
Zhao N, Zhang X, Noah J, Tiede M, Hirsch J. Separable processes for live “in-person” and live “zoom-like” faces. Imaging Neuroscience 2023, 1: 1-17. DOI: 10.1162/imag_a_00027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDorsal parietal regionsFace conditionFace processingVisual streamInteractive faceReal facesSocial contextFace processing mechanismsEye-tracking measuresVentral visual streamDorsal visual streamBehavioral findingsTheta powerNeural activityHuman faceNeural codingSeparable processesFacial featuresBehavioral differencesPupil diameterFaceProcessingCurrent modelsFNIRSArousal
2021
Bidirectional Connectivity Between Broca's Area and Wernicke's Area During Interactive Verbal Communication
Ono Y, Zhang X, Noah JA, Dravida S, Hirsch J. Bidirectional Connectivity Between Broca's Area and Wernicke's Area During Interactive Verbal Communication. Brain Connectivity 2021, 12: 210-222. PMID: 34128394, PMCID: PMC9058861, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2020.0790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWernicke's areaNeural mechanismsBroca's areaDirectional connectivityHealthy adult participantsHemodynamic responseBidirectional connectivityFunctional connectivityNeural modulationBrainNeuronal informationSpeech areasNeural activityAdult participantsBrocaContrast findingsHuman brainImpact statementNeural dynamicsBrain modelFindingsWernicke'sSocial functionGranger causality analysisVerbal conditionComparison 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
2019
Remote photonic sensing of cerebral hemodynamic changes via temporal spatial analysis of acoustic vibrations
Ozana N, Noah JA, Zhang X, Ono Y, Hirsch J, Zalevsky Z. Remote photonic sensing of cerebral hemodynamic changes via temporal spatial analysis of acoustic vibrations. Journal Of Biophotonics 2019, 13: e201900201. PMID: 31415118, DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201900201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHemodynamic changesCerebral hemodynamic changesNeural activityTask-specific neural activityVisual checkerboard stimulationHuman brain activationHemodynamic responseOccipital lobeBlood flowTissue oxygenationCheckerboard stimulationRest epochsBrain activationHemodynamic response functionHuman brainBrainRemote sensingNovel photonic methodPhysiological processesAcoustic vibrationsTemporal vibrationsTemporal-spatial analysisPhotonic sensing
2018
Functional connectivity of PAG with core limbic system and laryngeal cortico-motor structures during human phonation
Galgano J, Pantazatos S, Allen K, Yanagihara T, Hirsch J. Functional connectivity of PAG with core limbic system and laryngeal cortico-motor structures during human phonation. Brain Research 2018, 1707: 184-189. PMID: 30500402, PMCID: PMC7434632, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.11.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriaqueductal gray regionPsychophysiological interaction analysisFunctional connectivityDiffusion tensor imaging (DTI) analysisTrend-level evidenceNeural mechanismsBilateral auditory corticesGreater functional connectivityAmygdala couplingWhole-brain resultsDorsomedial prefrontal cortexLimbic systemMotor areaAmygdala clustersAuditory cortexLaryngeal musculatureHealthy adultsPrefrontal cortexNeuroimaging studiesNeural activityVoice disordersStructural connectivityGray regionCortexMovement paradigmCommunication of emotion via drumming: dual-brain imaging with functional near-infrared spectroscopy
Rojiani R, Zhang X, Noah A, Hirsch J. Communication of emotion via drumming: dual-brain imaging with functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2018, 13: 1047-1057. PMID: 30215809, PMCID: PMC6204489, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsy076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational Affective Picture SystemCommunication of emotionsTemporoparietal junction (TPJ) activationExpression of emotionsSocial neuroscienceNeuroimaging paradigmEmotional contentRight TPJHigh arousalPicture SystemValence measuresNeural responsesNonverbal communicationEmotionsNatural communicationNeural activityCommunication modalitiesJunction activationHuman interactionUnderstudied topicDrummingHemodynamic signalsEffective clinical approachContrast comparisonsTPJA cross-brain neural mechanism for human-to-human verbal communication
Hirsch J, Noah J, Zhang X, Dravida S, Ono Y. A cross-brain neural mechanism for human-to-human verbal communication. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2018, 13: 907-920. PMID: 30137601, PMCID: PMC6137318, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsy070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior temporal gyrusInteractive brain hypothesisNeural mechanismsSocial interactionBrain hypothesisCanonical language areasHuman verbal communicationNon-interactive conditionDynamic social interactionsObject NamingSocial cuesInterpersonal informationBrain substratesDescription taskTemporal gyrusBroca's areaLanguage areasWernicke's areaNeural activitySubcentral areaVerbal communicationNatural settingsTheoretical frameworkGeneral theoretical frameworkDeoxyhemoglobin signal
2017
Neurofeedback-based functional near-infrared spectroscopy upregulates motor cortex activity in imagined motor tasks
Lapborisuth P, Zhang X, Noah A, Hirsch J. Neurofeedback-based functional near-infrared spectroscopy upregulates motor cortex activity in imagined motor tasks. Neurophotonics 2017, 4: 021107-021107. PMID: 28680906, PMCID: PMC5482291, DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.4.2.021107.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
The temporal derivative of expected utility: A neural mechanism for dynamic decision-making
Zhang X, Hirsch J. The temporal derivative of expected utility: A neural mechanism for dynamic decision-making. NeuroImage 2012, 65: 223-230. PMID: 22963852, PMCID: PMC5841235, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.08.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural mechanismsBehavioral dataHuman neural correlatesNovel experimental paradigmDistinct neural activitySuperior parietal lobulePosterior cingulate cortexReal-world tasksNeural correlatesFuture rewardsParietal lobuleExperimental paradigmFMRI analysisCingulate cortexNeural activityWorld tasksBrain regionsSupplementary motorCentral gyrusDynamic decision processIndependent manipulationContinuous decisionsDecision processVentral pallidumFMRI
2010
The dorsal medial frontal cortex is sensitive to time on task, not response conflict or error likelihood
Grinband J, Savitskaya J, Wager TD, Teichert T, Ferrera VP, Hirsch J. The dorsal medial frontal cortex is sensitive to time on task, not response conflict or error likelihood. NeuroImage 2010, 57: 303-311. PMID: 21168515, PMCID: PMC3114292, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Neural circuitry of submissive behavior in social anxiety disorder: A preliminary study of response to direct eye gaze
Schneier FR, Kent JM, Star A, Hirsch J. Neural circuitry of submissive behavior in social anxiety disorder: A preliminary study of response to direct eye gaze. Psychiatry Research 2009, 173: 248-250. PMID: 19628377, PMCID: PMC2745296, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial anxiety disorderEye gazeAnxiety disordersPathophysiology of SADSubmissive behaviorFunctional magnetic resonance imagingDirect eye gazeAverted gazeDirect gazeNeural responsesPrefrontal cortexSAD subjectsAnterior cingulateNeural circuitryNeural activityBrain regionsGazeMagnetic resonance imagingHealthy volunteersResonance imagingDisordersInsulaCingulateFearSignificant differences
2008
Functional Imaging with Reinforcement, Eyetracking, and Physiological Monitoring
Ferrera V, Grinband J, Teichert T, Pestilli F, Dashnaw S, Hirsch J. Functional Imaging with Reinforcement, Eyetracking, and Physiological Monitoring. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2008, 992. PMID: 19066528, PMCID: PMC2731772, DOI: 10.3791/992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart rateFMRI signalsAutonomic pathwaysFunctional brain imagingSimple perceptual tasksNeural circuitsFunctional imagingBrain imagingNeural activityPerceptual tasksUse of reinforcersAversive reinforcementSignal changesHead movementsReinforcer deliveryImagingPhysiological monitoringReinforcersAirpuffBrainComparison of contrast-response functions from multifocal visual-evoked potentials (mfVEPs) and functional MRI responses
Park JC, Zhang X, Ferrera J, Hirsch J, Hood DC. Comparison of contrast-response functions from multifocal visual-evoked potentials (mfVEPs) and functional MRI responses. Journal Of Vision 2008, 8: 8-8. PMID: 19146350, PMCID: PMC2987574, DOI: 10.1167/8.10.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBOLD fMRI responsesMultifocal visual-evoked potentialsContrast response functionsVisual-evoked potentialsFMRI responsesNeural activityFunctional MRI responsesBOLD fMRI signalMonocular mfVEPRetinotopic mapMRI responseV1 areaPattern stimuliBOLD responseFMRI signalsSame stimuliSubjectsResponseV1MfVEPStimuliMfVEPsCortexDetection of time-varying signals in event-related fMRI designs
Grinband J, Wager TD, Lindquist M, Ferrera VP, Hirsch J. Detection of time-varying signals in event-related fMRI designs. NeuroImage 2008, 43: 509-520. PMID: 18775784, PMCID: PMC2654219, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.07.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHemodynamic impulse response functionEvent-related fMRI designRapid event-related designsEvent-related designHuman response timeCognitive controlCognitive eventsResponse timeFMRI designBrain activityHemodynamic responseStimulus durationNeural activityFMRI dataMotor responseBrief impulsesBrief epochsProcessing durationStimulus intensityInterpretability of resultsType of activityCritical variablesElectrophysiological studiesNeuronal activityRegression analysisLeptin reverses weight loss–induced changes in regional neural activity responses to visual food stimuli
Rosenbaum M, Sy M, Pavlovich K, Leibel RL, Hirsch J. Leptin reverses weight loss–induced changes in regional neural activity responses to visual food stimuli. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2008, 118: 2583-2591. PMID: 18568078, PMCID: PMC2430499, DOI: 10.1172/jci35055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle frontal gyrusNeural activityFood cuesFrontal gyrusFood-related visual cuesWeight lossFood intakeWeight loss-induced changesVisual food cuesVisual food stimuliMiddle temporal gyrusRelative leptin deficiencyWeight-reduced stateDaily subcutaneous injectionsBody weight maintenanceCognitive controlFood stimuliTemporal gyrusVisual cuesLeptin deficiencyObese subjectsWeight maintenanceLingual gyrusClinical managementFunctional MRI
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 functioningActivationConflictActivityAmygdala
2005
Intentional 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