2014
Brief Report: Anomalous Neural Deactivations and Functional Connectivity During Receptive Language in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Functional MRI Study
Karten A, Hirsch J. Brief Report: Anomalous Neural Deactivations and Functional Connectivity During Receptive Language in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Functional MRI Study. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2014, 45: 1905-1914. PMID: 25526952, PMCID: PMC4441908, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2344-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderNegative BOLD responseASD participantsReceptive languageLanguage disabilitySpectrum disorderNeural deactivationInhibitory processesFunctional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) responseSuperior temporal gyrusFunctional MRI studyLevel-dependent responsesNeural mechanismsPassive listeningTemporal gyrusBOLD responseControl participantsParticipantsLanguageMagnetic resonance imagingExcitatory processesMRI studiesConnectivity
2011
Distinct but overlapping neural networks subserve depression and insecure attachment
Galynker II, Yaseen ZS, Katz C, Zhang X, Jennings-Donovan G, Dashnaw S, Hirsch J, Mayberg H, Cohen LJ, Winston A. Distinct but overlapping neural networks subserve depression and insecure attachment. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2011, 7: 896-908. PMID: 22037687, PMCID: PMC3501706, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsr074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSub-cortical activityBeck Depression InventoryEffect of depressionLevel-dependent responsesSub-cortical componentsCortico-striatoCortical effectsDepression scoresThalamic circuitsDepression InventoryCortical encodingDepressionFMRI scanningBrain activityNeural mechanismsPsychotherapeutic outcomeInsecure attachmentScoresSame circuitryFemale strangerMultiple linear regressionLater attachmentLinear regressionPatientsAttachment insecurity
2008
Neural Integration of Top-Down Spatial and Feature-Based Information in Visual Search
Egner T, Monti JM, Trittschuh EH, Wieneke CA, Hirsch J, Mesulam M. Neural Integration of Top-Down Spatial and Feature-Based Information in Visual Search. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 6141-6151. PMID: 18550756, PMCID: PMC6670545, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1262-08.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCue informationVisual searchActivation gainVisual search targetBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) responseSpatial cue informationLevel-dependent responsesSearch onsetDown biasingSpatial expectancyOculomotor planningIntraparietal sulcusSearch targetSalience mapBOLD responseSearch templateCingulate regionsNeural integrationTarget featuresHuman brainTarget locationSearch performance
2007
Separate conflict-specific cognitive control mechanisms in the human brain
Egner T, Delano M, Hirsch J. Separate conflict-specific cognitive control mechanisms in the human brain. NeuroImage 2007, 35: 940-948. PMID: 17276088, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.11.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIrrelevant stimulus featuresCognitive controlStimulus featuresModulation of activityColor-naming Stroop taskCognitive control mechanismsCognitive control systemOptimal task performanceHuman brainLevel-dependent responsesContext-sensitive mannerStroop taskResolution of stimuliStimulus representationsTask performanceParietal cortexMotor programmingPremotor cortexInformation processingControl resourcesConflict resolutionSource of conflictResolution strategiesStimuliCentral resource