2018
A 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
2010
A network approach to assessing cognition in disorders of consciousness(e–Pub ahead of print)(CME)
Rodriguez Moreno D, Schiff N, Giacino J, Kalmar K, Hirsch J. A network approach to assessing cognition in disorders of consciousness(e–Pub ahead of print)(CME). Neurology 2010, 75: 1871-1878. PMID: 20980667, PMCID: PMC2995384, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181feb259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAwarenessBrainCognitionConsciousness DisordersFemaleGlasgow Coma ScaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNerve NetNeuropsychological TestsPattern Recognition, VisualPersistent Vegetative StatePoint-of-Care SystemsQuadriplegiaSensitivity and SpecificityVerbal BehaviorYoung AdultConceptsDisorders of consciousnessVegetative stateComa Recovery ScaleHigh-level cognitionObject-naming taskPicture-naming taskLanguage-related regionsElicit brain activationEMCS patientsVS patientsHealthy subjectsDiagnostic criteriaPatientsVolitional processesRecovery ScaleBrain activationLanguage networkFMRI studyMotor responseOvert behaviorConscious stateNeural systemsBehavioral assessmentCognitionPartial preservation
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