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
Distributed Neural Activity Patterns during Human-to-Human Competition
Piva M, Zhang X, Noah JA, Chang SWC, Hirsch J. Distributed Neural Activity Patterns during Human-to-Human Competition. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2017, 11: 571. PMID: 29218005, PMCID: PMC5703701, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTemporal-parietal junctionAngular gyrusFusiform gyrusSupramarginal gyrusSocial cognitionSubcentral areaFunctional connectivityBilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortexHuman social cognitionSocial cognition paradigmPrevious fMRI findingsFace interactionHuman social behaviorDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNeural activity patternsConventional neuroimaging techniquesBrain functional connectivitySomatosensory cortexCognition paradigmNeural coherenceRelevant cuesFMRI findingsLeft DLPFCNeural mechanismsFrontopolar areaNeural 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