2013
Shared space, separate processes: Neural activation patterns for auditory description and visual object naming in healthy adults
Hamberger MJ, Habeck CG, Pantazatos SP, Williams AC, Hirsch J. Shared space, separate processes: Neural activation patterns for auditory description and visual object naming in healthy adults. Human Brain Mapping 2013, 35: 2507-2520. PMID: 23918095, PMCID: PMC4091775, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual namingVisual objectsAuditory descriptionActivation patternsPosterior temporal activationNeural activation patternsCommon neural substrateTask-related differencesTask-specific regionsPosterior temporal regionsAnterior temporal cortexTypes of tasksCortical stimulation studiesTemporo-parietal regionsTemporal lobe epilepsy patientsHealthy adultsCognitive scientistsStandard univariate analysisNeural processesNeural substratesFunctional neuroimagingCerebral organizationTask specificityTemporal cortexLeft posterior
2009
Behavioral assessment in patients with disorders of consciousness: gold standard or fool's gold?
Giacino JT, Schnakers C, Rodriguez-Moreno D, Kalmar K, Schiff N, Hirsch J. Behavioral assessment in patients with disorders of consciousness: gold standard or fool's gold? Progress In Brain Research 2009, 177: 33-48. PMID: 19818893, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(09)17704-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessMedication side effectsSevere brain injuryAssessment of patientsBehavioral assessmentCurrent diagnostic criteriaFunctional neuroimaging findingsBrain injuryInvoluntary movementsNeuroimaging findingsMotor impairmentDiagnostic criteriaSide effectsBehavioral assessment techniquesNeurophysiologic markersVegetative stateConscious stateGold standardBehavioral assessment methodsFunctional neuroimagingPatientsDisordersIndirect evidenceBehavioral markersMarkers
2005
Responsivity to food stimuli in obese and lean binge eaters using functional MRI
Geliebter A, Ladell T, Logan M, Schweider T, Sharafi M, Hirsch J. Responsivity to food stimuli in obese and lean binge eaters using functional MRI. Appetite 2005, 46: 31-35. PMID: 16364498, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2005.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObese binge eatersBinge eatersAuditory stimuliFood stimuliNon-food stimuliRandom effects group analysisVentral premotor cortexRight premotor areaNon-binge eatersBinge foodsRight-handed womanFMRI scannerConcurrent motorFunctional neuroimagingFunctional MRIPremotor cortexPremotor areasBrain areasStimuliMotor behaviorEatersType foodsIndividual subjectsGroup analysisBingeFunctional neuroimaging during altered states of consciousness: how and what do we measure?
Hirsch J. Functional neuroimaging during altered states of consciousness: how and what do we measure? Progress In Brain Research 2005, 150: 25-590. PMID: 16186013, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(05)50003-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive processesFunctional neuroimagingDisorders of consciousnessPassive stimulationLanguage-related tasksFunctional magnetic resonanceSpecific traumatic eventStudy of consciousnessFunctional brain activityAltered statesAffective systemsCognitive systemNeural processesTraumatic eventsNeurocognitive healthBrain activitySensory-motor functionParadigm selectionMotor systemVolitional tasksCortical functionExperimental manipulationTaskBrain injuryTemporal sequence
2003
Shared and separate systems in bilingual language processing: Converging evidence from eyetracking and brain imaging
Marian V, Spivey M, Hirsch J. Shared and separate systems in bilingual language processing: Converging evidence from eyetracking and brain imaging. Brain And Language 2003, 86: 70-82. PMID: 12821416, DOI: 10.1016/s0093-934x(02)00535-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilingual language processingLanguage processingLeft inferior frontal gyrusRussian-English bilingualsSecond language processingInferior frontal gyrusFunctional neuroimaging studiesLevel of processingSuperior temporal gyrusLinguistic inputWord recognitionCognitive aspectsFrontal gyrusFunctional neuroimagingNeuroimaging studiesLanguageTemporal gyrusEyetracking studyBilingualsBrain imagingCortical structuresParallel activationEyetrackingGyrusProcessing
2000
Visual Function and Brain Organization in Non-decussating Retinal–Fugal Fibre Syndrome
Victor J, Apkarian P, Hirsch J, Conte M, Packard M, Relkin N, Kim K, Shapley R. Visual Function and Brain Organization in Non-decussating Retinal–Fugal Fibre Syndrome. Cerebral Cortex 2000, 10: 2-22. PMID: 10639391, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/10.1.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBrain MappingContrast SensitivityElectroencephalographyFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingMotion PerceptionNeuronal PlasticityOptic ChiasmOptic Nerve DiseasesPhotic StimulationRetinaSyndromeTwins, DizygoticVisual CortexVisual PathwaysVisual PerceptionConceptsVisual functionIpsilateral primary visual cortexExtensive bilateral activationMagnetic resonance imaging studyNormal visual behaviorPrimary visual cortexResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyPrestriate areasVisual namingOcular instabilityRetinal projectionsStriate cortexBilateral activationVisual cortexVisual pathwayImaging studiesContrast sensitivityContralateral representationElectrophysiological investigationsEye mapSimple visual stimuliFunctional neuroimagingPatientsBrain organization