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 condition
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
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
2015
Motor learning and modulation of prefrontal cortex: an fNIRS assessment
Ono Y, Noah JA, Zhang X, Nomoto Y, Suzuki T, Shimada S, Tachibana A, Bronner S, Hirsch J. Motor learning and modulation of prefrontal cortex: an fNIRS assessment. Journal Of Neural Engineering 2015, 12: 066004. PMID: 26401727, DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/12/6/066004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDance video gameHemodynamic responsePrefrontal cortexMotor tasksMotor learningMotor performanceSpecific rehabilitation programPrefrontal hemodynamic responsesBaseline patternsHealthy young adultsTraining-induced changesComplex motor tasksRehabilitation programYoung adultsRegression analysisCortexRegression modelsAuditory cuesNovice playersSensitive indicatorResponseParticipants
2008
Detection 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 analysis