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 mechanismsGazeDisplaySynchronyNeural processes for live pro-social dialogue between dyads with socioeconomic disparity
Descorbeth O, Zhang X, Noah JA, Hirsch J. Neural processes for live pro-social dialogue between dyads with socioeconomic disparity. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2020, 15: 875-887. PMID: 32879986, PMCID: PMC7543936, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsaa120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsolateral pre-frontal cortexFrontal lobe hypothesisFrontal lobe processesFrontal lobe networksPre-frontal cortexGroups of dyadsNeural processesNovel neuroimaging techniquesFrontopolar areaNeural activationPars triangularisSpeech dialogueNeuroimaging techniquesDialectic discourseDyadsNeural functionTheoretical frameworkSocioeconomic backgroundHemodynamic signalsSocioeconomic statusAnxietyStereotypingNeuroimagingPrejudiceTriangularis
2018
Trustworthiness appraisal deficits in borderline personality disorder are associated with prefrontal cortex, not amygdala, impairment
Fertuck EA, Grinband J, Mann JJ, Hirsch J, Ochsner K, Pilkonis P, Erbe J, Stanley B. Trustworthiness appraisal deficits in borderline personality disorder are associated with prefrontal cortex, not amygdala, impairment. NeuroImage Clinical 2018, 21: 101616. PMID: 30639176, PMCID: PMC6411618, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.101616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional connectivity of PAG with core limbic system and laryngeal cortico-motor structures during human phonation
Galgano J, Pantazatos S, Allen K, Yanagihara T, Hirsch J. Functional connectivity of PAG with core limbic system and laryngeal cortico-motor structures during human phonation. Brain Research 2018, 1707: 184-189. PMID: 30500402, PMCID: PMC7434632, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.11.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriaqueductal gray regionPsychophysiological interaction analysisFunctional connectivityDiffusion tensor imaging (DTI) analysisTrend-level evidenceNeural mechanismsBilateral auditory corticesGreater functional connectivityAmygdala couplingWhole-brain resultsDorsomedial prefrontal cortexLimbic systemMotor areaAmygdala clustersAuditory cortexLaryngeal musculatureHealthy adultsPrefrontal cortexNeuroimaging studiesNeural activityVoice disordersStructural connectivityGray regionCortexMovement paradigm
2013
Reduced Anterior Temporal and Hippocampal Functional Connectivity During Face Processing Discriminates Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder from Healthy Controls and Panic Disorder, and Increases Following Treatment
Pantazatos SP, Talati A, Schneier FR, Hirsch J. Reduced Anterior Temporal and Hippocampal Functional Connectivity During Face Processing Discriminates Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder from Healthy Controls and Panic Disorder, and Increases Following Treatment. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 39: 425-434. PMID: 24084831, PMCID: PMC3870777, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial anxiety disorderFunctional connectivityAnxiety disordersFace perceptionTemporal poleFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyPanic disorderSpecific anxiety disordersIndependent replication sampleHippocampal functional connectivityMagnetic resonance imaging studyFace processingPerceptual tasksResonance imaging studyBrain activationSAD diagnosisReplication sampleHIGH-SADSAD samplesSimilar tasksDisorder-specific biomarkersFC featuresSymptom severityAnterior temporalPerception
2012
Gray Matter Abnormalities in Social Anxiety Disorder: Primary, Replication, and Specificity Studies
Talati A, Pantazatos SP, Schneier FR, Weissman MM, Hirsch J. Gray Matter Abnormalities in Social Anxiety Disorder: Primary, Replication, and Specificity Studies. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 73: 75-84. PMID: 22748614, PMCID: PMC3465490, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.05.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControl subjectsAnxiety disordersGray matter abnormalitiesHealthy control groupAge 30 yearsDSM-IV criteriaTotal intracranial volumeVoxel-based morphometryGray matter differencesMagnetic resonance imagingBilateral temporal poleLateral orbitofrontal cortexPanic disorder subjectsAngular cortexPD groupFunctional disturbancesNeuroanatomical abnormalitiesSocial anxiety disorderControl groupTemporal poleStructural abnormalitiesLifetime historyResonance imagingSAD groupIntracranial volumeRelation between changes in neural responsivity and reductions in desire to eat high-calorie foods following gastric bypass surgery
Ochner C, Stice E, Hutchins E, Afifi L, Geliebter A, Hirsch J, Teixeira J. Relation between changes in neural responsivity and reductions in desire to eat high-calorie foods following gastric bypass surgery. Neuroscience 2012, 209: 128-135. PMID: 22406414, PMCID: PMC3601838, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.02.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-calorie food cuesGastric bypass surgeryPostoperative reductionPostoperative changesHigh-calorie foodsBypass surgeryNeural responsivityFood cuesSignificant postoperative reductionReward-related neural activationFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingDopaminergic reward pathwayLow-calorie foodsObesity surgeryLiking of foodNeural changesReward pathwayResonance imagingOne monthSurgeryRating ScaleInhibitory activationNeural activationRYGB
2011
Neural response to eye contact and paroxetine treatment in generalized social anxiety disorder
Schneier FR, Pomplun M, Sy M, Hirsch J. Neural response to eye contact and paroxetine treatment in generalized social anxiety disorder. Psychiatry Research 2011, 194: 271-278. PMID: 22047726, PMCID: PMC3230304, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParoxetine treatmentInferior parietal lobuleGeneralized social anxiety disorderNeural responsesPosterior cingulateParietal lobuleAnxiety disordersGSAD patientsEye contactMiddle occipital cortexMiddle frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonanceSymptomatic improvementHealthy comparison participantsOccipital cortexSocial anxiety disorderSymptom reductionAnterior cingulatePatientsUnmedicated adultsParahippocampal cortexNeural circuitrySupramarginal gyrusFrontal gyrusCingulateEffects of intensive glucose lowering on brain structure and function in people with type 2 diabetes (ACCORD MIND): a randomised open-label substudy
Launer LJ, Miller ME, Williamson JD, Lazar RM, Gerstein HC, Murray AM, Sullivan M, Horowitz KR, Ding J, Marcovina S, Lovato LC, Lovato J, Margolis KL, O'Connor P, Lipkin EW, Hirsch J, Coker L, Maldjian J, Sunshine JL, Truwit C, Davatzikos C, Bryan RN, investigators F. Effects of intensive glucose lowering on brain structure and function in people with type 2 diabetes (ACCORD MIND): a randomised open-label substudy. The Lancet Neurology 2011, 10: 969-977. PMID: 21958949, PMCID: PMC3333485, DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(11)70188-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal brain volumeType 2 diabetesIntensive treatment groupIntensive treatmentStandard treatmentGlycaemic controlDSST scoresTreatment groupsBrain volumeDigit Symbol Substitution Test scoreHigher glycated hemoglobinIntensive glycaemic controlOpen-label substudyStandard glycaemic controlStandard treatment groupUS National HeartMonth outcome measuresSubset of participantsSignificant treatment differencesACCORD studyCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular riskIntensive glucoseBrain atrophyIntensive therapyDifferences in Regional Brain Activation Patterns Assessed by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Stratified by Disease Duration
Mackay M, Bussa MP, Aranow C, Uluğ AM, Volpe BT, Huerta PT, Argyelan M, Mandel A, Hirsch J, Diamond B, Eidelberg D. Differences in Regional Brain Activation Patterns Assessed by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Stratified by Disease Duration. Molecular Medicine 2011, 17: 1349-1356. PMID: 21953419, PMCID: PMC3321819, DOI: 10.2119/molmed.2011.00185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusBlood-brain barrierFunctional magnetic resonance imagingTissue damageDisease durationBrain activation patternsLupus erythematosusST groupSystemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Damage IndexActivation patternsFearful face paradigmRegional brain activation patternsDuration of diseaseRegional brain abnormalitiesCentral nervous systemMagnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonanceCorticosteroid dosesDisease activityComorbid diseasesSLE patientsImmune cellsVascular diseaseBrain injuryBrain abnormalitiesSelective 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
2010
Self-face enhances processing of immediately preceding invisible faces
Pannese A, Hirsch J. Self-face enhances processing of immediately preceding invisible faces. Neuropsychologia 2010, 49: 564-573. PMID: 21168427, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2010.12.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptation, PhysiologicalAdultBrainCalibrationCuesData Interpretation, StatisticalDiscrimination, PsychologicalFaceFemaleFrontal LobeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNerve NetOxygenParietal LobePerceptual MaskingPhotic StimulationPsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeRecognition, PsychologySex CharacteristicsVisual PerceptionYoung AdultAnalysis of clamping versus cutting of T3 sympathetic nerve for severe palmar hyperhidrosis
Yanagihara TK, Ibrahimiye A, Harris C, Hirsch J, Gorenstein LA. Analysis of clamping versus cutting of T3 sympathetic nerve for severe palmar hyperhidrosis. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2010, 140: 984-989. PMID: 20951250, PMCID: PMC2964926, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic thoracic sympathectomyPalmar hyperhidrosisSympathetic chainQuality of lifeThoracic sympathectomySevere palmar hyperhidrosisT3 sympathectomySympathetic nervesChief complaintPatient satisfactionExcessive sweatingPatientsSympathectomyT3 levelsHyperhidrosisSymptomsHigh rateSeverityClamping techniqueClampingNerveSurgerySweatingThighComplaintsA network approach to assessing cognition in disorders of consciousness(e–Pub ahead of print)(CME)
Rodriguez Moreno D, Schiff N, Giacino J, Kalmar K, Hirsch J. A network approach to assessing cognition in disorders of consciousness(e–Pub ahead of print)(CME). Neurology 2010, 75: 1871-1878. PMID: 20980667, PMCID: PMC2995384, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181feb259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAwarenessBrainCognitionConsciousness DisordersFemaleGlasgow Coma ScaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNerve NetNeuropsychological TestsPattern Recognition, VisualPersistent Vegetative StatePoint-of-Care SystemsQuadriplegiaSensitivity and SpecificityVerbal BehaviorYoung AdultConceptsDisorders of consciousnessVegetative stateComa Recovery ScaleHigh-level cognitionObject-naming taskPicture-naming taskLanguage-related regionsElicit brain activationEMCS patientsVS patientsHealthy subjectsDiagnostic criteriaPatientsVolitional processesRecovery ScaleBrain activationLanguage networkFMRI studyMotor responseOvert behaviorConscious stateNeural systemsBehavioral assessmentCognitionPartial preservationSelf-specific priming effect
Pannese A, Hirsch J. Self-specific priming effect. Consciousness And Cognition 2010, 19: 962-968. PMID: 20598907, DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2010.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Adipose tissue distribution after weight restoration and weight maintenance in women with anorexia nervosa
Mayer L, Klein DA, Black E, Attia E, Shen W, Mao X, Shungu DC, Punyanita M, Gallagher D, Wang J, Heymsfield SB, Hirsch J, Ginsberg HN, Walsh BT. Adipose tissue distribution after weight restoration and weight maintenance in women with anorexia nervosa. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2009, 90: 1132-1137. PMID: 19793856, PMCID: PMC2762154, DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.27820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipose tissue distributionAcute weight restorationControl subjectsWeight maintenanceWeight restorationAdipose tissueAnorexia nervosaTissue distributionControl womenVisceral adipose tissue distributionLong-term weight maintenanceAdult womenWhole-body magnetic resonanceHealthy control subjectsFemale control subjectsHealthy control womenIntermuscular adipose tissueCentral adiposity phenotypeHospital dischargeNormal weightBody compositionNormalization of weightBody image distortionPatientsTime pointsNeural Mechanisms of Grief Regulation
Freed PJ, Yanagihara TK, Hirsch J, Mann JJ. Neural Mechanisms of Grief Regulation. Biological Psychiatry 2009, 66: 33-40. PMID: 19249748, PMCID: PMC2782609, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.01.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReperfusion normalizes motor activation patterns in large‐vessel disease
Chmayssani M, Lazar RM, Hirsch J, Marshall RS. Reperfusion normalizes motor activation patterns in large‐vessel disease. Annals Of Neurology 2009, 65: 203-208. PMID: 19259970, PMCID: PMC2653600, DOI: 10.1002/ana.21554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor activation patternsVasomotor reactivityActivation patternsInterest analysisIpsilateral motor activationLarge vessel diseaseNormal neurological functionHealthy control subjectsHigh-grade stenosisBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signalNormal blood flowDynamic functional reorganizationLevel-dependent signalFunctional magnetic resonanceRepeated-measures analysisHemodynamic failureHemodynamic impairmentRevascularization proceduresIpsilateral hemisphereNeurological functionControl subjectsClinical consequencesBlood flowFunctional reorganizationSpontaneous resolution
2008
A case of locked-in syndrome complicated by central deafness
Smart CM, Giacino JT, Cullen T, Rodriguez Moreno D, Hirsch J, Schiff ND, Gizzi M. A case of locked-in syndrome complicated by central deafness. Nature Reviews Neurology 2008, 4: 448-453. PMID: 18506168, DOI: 10.1038/ncpneuro0823.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Brain Activity Associated With Stimulation Therapy of the Visual Borderzone in Hemianopic Stroke Patients
Marshall RS, Ferrera JJ, Barnes A, Xian Zhang, O'Brien KA, Chmayssani M, Hirsch J, Lazar RM. Brain Activity Associated With Stimulation Therapy of the Visual Borderzone in Hemianopic Stroke Patients. Neurorehabilitation And Neural Repair 2007, 22: 136-144. PMID: 17698955, DOI: 10.1177/1545968307305522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAdultAgedAttentionBrainBrain MappingCerebrovascular CirculationFemaleFunctional LateralityHemianopsiaHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeuronal PlasticityPhotic StimulationPhysical Therapy ModalitiesStrokeTreatment OutcomeVisual PathwaysVisual PerceptionConceptsVisual restoration therapyRestoration therapyHemianopic patientsAnterior cingulateHemianopic stroke patientsHigher-order visual areasBilateral anterior cingulateBilateral basal gangliaHome-based treatment programDorsolateral frontal cortexBlood oxygen level-dependent activityBrain activityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingBrain Activity AssociatedCondition interactionLevel-dependent activityStroke patientsBasal gangliaBrain injuryStimulation therapyFrontal cortexMiddle temporal regionsRepetitive stimulationVisual therapy