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
Joint Attention During Live Person-to-Person Contact Activates rTPJ, Including a Sub-Component Associated With Spontaneous Eye-to-Eye Contact
Dravida S, Noah JA, Zhang X, Hirsch J. Joint Attention During Live Person-to-Person Contact Activates rTPJ, Including a Sub-Component Associated With Spontaneous Eye-to-Eye Contact. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2020, 14: 201. PMID: 32581746, PMCID: PMC7283505, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJoint attention taskAttention taskJoint attentionEye contactSocial behaviorHigh-level visual areasJoint attention conditionRight temporoparietal junctionNon-social conditionEye contact behaviorEye gaze behaviorMore eye contactLow eye contactSpectroscopy hyperscanningUse of eyeAttention systemTemporoparietal junctionAttention activitiesAttention conditionObject of attentionHigh eye contactLED cuePartner's attentionAttention resultsGaze behavior