2021
Comparison of Human Social Brain Activity During Eye-Contact With Another Human and a Humanoid Robot
Kelley MS, Noah JA, Zhang X, Scassellati B, Hirsch J. Comparison of Human Social Brain Activity During Eye-Contact With Another Human and a Humanoid Robot. Frontiers In Robotics And AI 2021, 7: 599581. PMID: 33585574, PMCID: PMC7879449, DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2020.599581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeural activitySocial interactionCognitive processingEye contactNeural systemsRight temporal-parietal junctionHuman-robot social interactionRight temporoparietal junctionSame neural systemsTemporal-parietal junctionInterpersonal social interactionsSimilar neural activityDorsolateral prefrontal cortexHuman-robot interactionHuman social systemsSocial processingParietal junctionTemporoparietal junctionSocial robotsNeural responsesNeural effectsRobot conditionBrain activityPrefrontal cortexSocial engagement
2020
Real-Time Eye-to-Eye Contact Is Associated With Cross-Brain Neural Coupling in Angular Gyrus
Noah JA, Zhang X, Dravida S, Ono Y, Naples A, McPartland JC, Hirsch J. Real-Time Eye-to-Eye Contact Is Associated With Cross-Brain Neural Coupling in Angular Gyrus. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2020, 14: 19. PMID: 32116606, PMCID: PMC7016046, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTemporal-parietal junctionAngular gyrusEye contactRight temporal-parietal junctionNeural couplingInteractive behaviorDirect eye contactDynamic videosNeural processesNeural mechanismsEye gazeInterpersonal interactionsHuman participantsReal-time eyeSocial behaviorNeural signalsTime eyesFace videosGyrusTheoretical frameworkCoupling hypothesisGeneral theoretical frameworkParticipantsEye conditionsProcessing system
2017
Neural correlates of conflict between gestures and words: A domain-specific role for a temporal-parietal complex
Noah JA, Dravida S, Zhang X, Yahil S, Hirsch J. Neural correlates of conflict between gestures and words: A domain-specific role for a temporal-parietal complex. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0173525. PMID: 28278240, PMCID: PMC5344449, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal-parietal junctionDorsolateral prefrontal cortexRight temporal-parietal junctionRight dorsolateral prefrontal cortexLeft dorsolateral prefrontal cortexSuperior temporal gyrusColor taskConflict taskIncongruent trialsSocial cuesGesture tasksSupramarginal gyrusBehavioral interference effectDomain-general mechanismsUnderlying neural processesReceptive language areasHuman social behaviorAuditory association cortexDomain-specific rolesFrontal eye fieldConflict processing mechanismCongruent trialsGestural cuesNeural correlatesNeural processes