2014
Negative Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Signals During Speech Comprehension
Moreno D, Schiff ND, Hirsch J. Negative Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Signals During Speech Comprehension. Brain Connectivity 2014, 5: 232-244. PMID: 25412406, PMCID: PMC4432885, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2014.0272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signalSpeech conditionsLevel-dependent signalBOLD signalSpeech comprehensionResting baselineNatural speechComprehension of speechCanonical language areasLanguage-related tasksNatural speech conditionNegative BOLD responseReceptive languageLanguage tasksPassive listeningComprehension studiesFrontoparietal regionsLanguage areasSame stimuliBOLD responseComprehensionBrain regionsSame speech
2013
Sleep restriction increases the neuronal response to unhealthy food in normal-weight individuals
St-Onge M, Wolfe S, Sy M, Shechter A, Hirsch J. Sleep restriction increases the neuronal response to unhealthy food in normal-weight individuals. International Journal Of Obesity 2013, 38: 411-416. PMID: 23779051, PMCID: PMC3883872, DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2013.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFood stimuliRight insulaUnhealthy foodsUnhealthy food stimuliNormal-weight individualsMiddle temporal gyrusLevel-dependent activityInferior parietal lobuleSuperior frontal gyrusInsula activityFrontal gyrusGreater activationNeural mechanismsTemporal gyrusParietal lobuleFood intakeOrbitofrontal cortexRestricted sleepSame stimuliNeuronal responsesSleep restrictionNeural systemsBrain rewardShort sleep duration
2008
Comparison 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 stimuliSubjectsResponseV1MfVEPStimuliMfVEPsCortex