2020
Facial and neural mechanisms during interactive disclosure of biographical information
Cañigueral R, Zhang X, Noah JA, Tachtsidis I, Hamilton AFC, Hirsch J. Facial and neural mechanisms during interactive disclosure of biographical information. NeuroImage 2020, 226: 117572. PMID: 33221448, PMCID: PMC7612862, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCerebral CortexDisclosureEye Movement MeasurementsFacial ExpressionFacial MusclesFemaleFixation, OcularFunctional NeuroimagingHumansMaleMiddle AgedParietal LobePrefrontal CortexSelf DisclosureSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedSocial InteractionSpectroscopy, Near-InfraredTemporal LobeYoung AdultConceptsNeurocognitive mechanismsFacial displaysCommunicative interactionMore eye gazeNon-interactive situationsPairs of participantsBiographical informationBilateral TPJRight TPJLeft SMGNeuroscience hypothesisNeural mechanismsEye gazeMultimodal findingsBrain activitySocial signalingTPJDLPFCMutual sharingParticipantsSpontaneous productionLong-range mechanismsGazeDisplaySynchrony
2012
Cortical functional connectivity decodes subconscious, task-irrelevant threat-related emotion processing
Pantazatos SP, Talati A, Pavlidis P, Hirsch J. Cortical functional connectivity decodes subconscious, task-irrelevant threat-related emotion processing. NeuroImage 2012, 61: 1355-1363. PMID: 22484206, PMCID: PMC3393600, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.03.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivityAffective stimuliCortical-subcortical functional connectivityFearful face processingFear-related stimuliAmygdala functional connectivityMiddle temporal gyrusCortical structuresKey limbic regionsFace processingEmotion processingFear conditionFear processingSubconscious processingAngular gyrusTemporal gyrusCortical functional connectivityRight amygdalaLimbic regionsFC featuresStimuliGyrusProcessingTraining dataPrecuneus
2011
Selective Reduction in Neural Responses to High Calorie Foods Following Gastric Bypass Surgery
Ochner CN, Kwok Y, Conceição E, Pantazatos SP, Puma LM, Carnell S, Teixeira J, Hirsch J, Geliebter A. Selective Reduction in Neural Responses to High Calorie Foods Following Gastric Bypass Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2011, 253: 502-507. PMID: 21169809, PMCID: PMC3128512, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e318203a289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRYGB surgeryHigh-calorie foodsPostsurgical reductionFood cuesCaloric intakeLow-calorie food cuesCommon bariatric proceduresPost-RYGB surgeryGastric bypass surgeryBrain activationNeural activationVerbal rating scaleCaloric densityNeural responsesMesolimbic reward pathwayFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingMechanism of actionMalabsorptive mechanismsBariatric proceduresGastric bypassBypass surgeryFemale patientsGut peptidesPostbariatric surgery
2008
The dynamics of deductive reasoning: An fMRI investigation
Rodriguez-Moreno D, Hirsch J. The dynamics of deductive reasoning: An fMRI investigation. Neuropsychologia 2008, 47: 949-961. PMID: 18835284, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.08.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeductive reasoningReasoning processParietal regionsEvent-related fMRISupramodal networkPrevious imaging studiesNeural correlatesFMRI investigationOccipital complexLanguage areasBilateral caudate nucleusInformation processingReasoningSecond premiseImaging studiesTraditional focusCaudate nucleusSubstantive differencesFMRISubsequent conclusionsTime courseScientific investigationPhilosophical discussionCorrelatesTime pointsLeptin 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 cortexCortical activation during word processing in late bilinguals: Similarities and differences as revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging
Marian V, Shildkrot Y, Blumenfeld HK, Kaushanskaya M, Faroqi-Shah Y, Hirsch J. Cortical activation during word processing in late bilinguals: Similarities and differences as revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Neuropsychology 2007, 29: 247-265. PMID: 17454346, DOI: 10.1080/13803390600659376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAdolescentAdultCerebral CortexData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleFrontal LobeFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLanguage TestsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMental ProcessesMultilingualismNerve NetOccipital LobeSpeech PerceptionTemporal LobeConceptsInferior frontal gyrusLeft inferior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonance imagingLexical processingSuperior temporal gyrusSecond languageCenter of activationCortical activationRight inferior frontal gyrusRussian-English bilingualsCortical organizationSimilar cortical networksLate bilingualsTranslation equivalentsOrthographic processingPhonological processingSame languageWord processingInferior frontalFrontal gyrusSupramarginal gyrusLanguageDifferent wordsTemporal gyrusBilinguals
2005
Cognitive control mechanisms resolve conflict through cortical amplification of task-relevant information
Egner T, Hirsch J. Cognitive control mechanisms resolve conflict through cortical amplification of task-relevant information. Nature Neuroscience 2005, 8: 1784-1790. PMID: 16286928, DOI: 10.1038/nn1594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionBehaviorBrain MappingCerebral CortexCerebrovascular CirculationCognitionConflict, PsychologicalDecision MakingFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNerve NetNeural PathwaysNeuropsychological TestsPattern Recognition, VisualPhotic StimulationPrefrontal CortexReaction TimeVisual CortexVolitionConceptsTask-relevant informationCognitive control mechanismsTask-irrelevant informationCognitive controlTask-relevant stimulus informationCognitive control systemConflict resolutionDorsolateral prefrontal cortexHuman visual cortexAttentional biasingFace processingPerceptual processingFace stimuliStroop taskNeural representationStimulus informationResponse tendenciesOccurrence of conflictsHigh conflictPrefrontal cortexProminent modelsCortical responsesTrial levelCortical amplificationVisual cortexHuman Cortical Specialization for Food: a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation 1
St-Onge MP, Sy M, Heymsfield SB, Hirsch J. Human Cortical Specialization for Food: a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation 1. Journal Of Nutrition 2005, 135: 1014-1018. PMID: 15867274, DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.5.1014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingNonfood itemsFood-related stimuliSuperior temporal gyrusAppreciation of foodFood-related behaviorsRight-handed manVisual foodNeural substratesCortical specializationSpecific sensory stimuliTemporal gyrusPresentation of foodCognitive functionAnterior cingulateSensory stimuliNeural systemsParahippocampal gyrusCortical responsesCortical pathwaysBrain regionsNonfoodGyrusStimuliItems
2003
fMRI Evidence for Cortical Modification during Learning of Mandarin Lexical Tone
Wang Y, Sereno JA, Jongman A, Hirsch J. fMRI Evidence for Cortical Modification during Learning of Mandarin Lexical Tone. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2003, 15: 1019-1027. PMID: 14614812, DOI: 10.1162/089892903770007407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage-related areasSecond languageBroca's areaEmergence of activityRight inferior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMandarin lexical tonesNative English speakersInferior frontal gyrusAdditional cortical regionsSupplementary motor regionsSuperior temporal gyrusBrodmann's area 42Area 42Lexical tonesEnglish speakersTone trainingFrontal gyrusLanguage functionTemporal gyrusWernicke's areaAuditory cortexMotor regionsCortical regionsLanguage
2000
An Integrated Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Procedure for Preoperative Mapping of Cortical Areas Associated with Tactile, Motor, Language, and Visual Functions
Hirsch J, Ruge M, Kim K, Correa D, Victor J, Relkin N, Labar D, Krol G, Bilsky M, Souweidane M, DeAngelis L, Gutin P. An Integrated Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Procedure for Preoperative Mapping of Cortical Areas Associated with Tactile, Motor, Language, and Visual Functions. Neurosurgery 2000, 47: 711. PMID: 10981759, DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200009000-00037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative electrophysiological measurementsVisual field examinationVisual functionHealthy volunteersCentral sulcusVisual cortexFMRI mapsWernicke's areaFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) taskDirect cortical stimulationFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) procedureBroca's areaField examinationElectrophysiological measurementsSurgical patientsSurgical riskCortical stimulationPreoperative mappingSurgical routeWada testCortical areasElectrophysiological proceduresMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) proceduresMultiple critical functionsPreoperative map
1999
Brain Mapping in Sedated Infants and Young Children with Passive-Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Souweidane M, Kim K, McDowall R, Ruge M, Lis E, Krol G, Hirsch J. Brain Mapping in Sedated Infants and Young Children with Passive-Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Pediatric Neurosurgery 1999, 30: 86-92. PMID: 10325564, DOI: 10.1159/000028768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSedated childrenResonance imagingBrain mappingDiagnostic MRI scanYoung childrenLevel-dependent signalEarly developmental statusPediatric patientsPatient complianceMRI scansSedated infantsCortical regionsPatient interactionsFMRI techniquesFrequent needFMRI procedureLanguage functionChildrenInfantsDevelopmental statusPassive stimuliImagingStandard techniques
1996
Sensitivity‐enhanced echo‐planar MRI at 1.5T using a 5 × 5 mesh dome resonator
Meyer K, Kim K, Li T, Tulipano P, Lee K, Delapaz R, Hirsch J, Ballon D. Sensitivity‐enhanced echo‐planar MRI at 1.5T using a 5 × 5 mesh dome resonator. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 1996, 36: 606-612. PMID: 8892214, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910360416.Peer-Reviewed Original Research