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
2014
Amodal brain activation and functional connectivity in response to high‐energy‐density food cues in obesity
Carnell S, Benson L, Pantazatos SP, Hirsch J, Geliebter A. Amodal brain activation and functional connectivity in response to high‐energy‐density food cues in obesity. Obesity 2014, 22: 2370-2378. PMID: 25098957, PMCID: PMC4224976, DOI: 10.1002/oby.20859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivityObese individualsFood cuesEffect of obesityLow-ED foodsWhole-brain activationGreater functional connectivityLean womenDifferential neural responsesObesogenic environmentMidbrainExcessive foodVTABrain activationNeural responsesObeseFMRI scanningObesityPutamenCerebellumActivationResponseCue modalityIndividualsWomen
2010
Energy intake in weight-reduced humans
Rosenbaum M, Kissileff HR, Mayer LE, Hirsch J, Leibel RL. Energy intake in weight-reduced humans. Brain Research 2010, 1350: 95-102. PMID: 20595050, PMCID: PMC2926239, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.05.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnergy intakeWeight lossSustained weight lossSuccessful weight reductionAdipocyte-derived hormoneBody weight maintenanceEnergy expenditureBody composition changesBody energy storesWeight maintenanceBody fatnessBody weightNeuronal signalingIntakeWeight reductionBasis of weightEnergy storesMultiple changesLeptinWeightHormoneResponse
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
2007
Repeated Exposure to Media Violence Is Associated with Diminished Response in an Inhibitory Frontolimbic Network
Kelly CR, Grinband J, Hirsch J. Repeated Exposure to Media Violence Is Associated with Diminished Response in an Inhibitory Frontolimbic Network. PLOS ONE 2007, 2: e1268. PMID: 18060062, PMCID: PMC2092389, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingRight lateral orbitofrontal cortexMagnetic resonance imagingLateral orbitofrontal cortexDiminished responsivenessDiminished responseShort-term exposureResonance imagingFrontolimbic networkOrbitofrontal cortexCortical networksNovel findingsExposureResponseCortex