2022
Rejection Distress Suppresses Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Borderline Personality Disorder
Fertuck E, Stanley B, Kleshchova O, Mann J, Hirsch J, Ochsner K, Pilkonis P, Erbe J, Grinband J. Rejection Distress Suppresses Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Borderline Personality Disorder. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2022, 8: 651-659. PMID: 36868964, PMCID: PMC10388534, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBorderline Personality DisorderBrainBrain MappingFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPrefrontal CortexConceptsBorderline personality disorderRejection distressFunctional magnetic resonancePrefrontal cortex responsesCortex responsesPrefrontal cortexPersonality disorderControl participantsWhole-brain responsesNeural responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingMedial prefrontal cortexHealthy control participantsUnivariate analysisMagnetic resonanceBPD groupResonance imagingNovel functional magnetic resonanceGroup differencesRostromedial prefrontal cortexNeural substratesBrain activityDistressNeural mechanismsNeural correlates of eye contact and social function in autism spectrum disorder
Hirsch J, Zhang X, Noah J, Dravida S, Naples A, Tiede M, Wolf J, McPartland J. Neural correlates of eye contact and social function in autism spectrum disorder. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0265798. PMID: 36350848, PMCID: PMC9645655, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderDorsal parietal regionsNeural correlatesEye contactLive eyesNeural responsesSpectrum disorderAutism Diagnostic Observation ScheduleUnderlying neural correlatesSocial Responsiveness ScaleGold standard measureCentral diagnostic criterionDiagnostic criteriaDiagnostic biomarkersSRS-2ADOS-2Responsiveness ScaleObservation ScheduleParietal regionsPupillometry dataNeural systemsEyesNatural interactionDisordersCorrelates
2021
Bidirectional Connectivity Between Broca's Area and Wernicke's Area During Interactive Verbal Communication
Ono Y, Zhang X, Noah JA, Dravida S, Hirsch J. Bidirectional Connectivity Between Broca's Area and Wernicke's Area During Interactive Verbal Communication. Brain Connectivity 2021, 12: 210-222. PMID: 34128394, PMCID: PMC9058861, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2020.0790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWernicke's areaNeural mechanismsBroca's areaDirectional connectivityHealthy adult participantsHemodynamic responseBidirectional connectivityFunctional connectivityNeural modulationBrainNeuronal informationSpeech areasNeural activityAdult participantsBrocaContrast findingsHuman brainImpact statementNeural dynamicsBrain modelFindingsWernicke'sSocial functionGranger causality analysisVerbal condition
2020
Neural 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 paradigmA cross-brain neural mechanism for human-to-human verbal communication
Hirsch J, Noah J, Zhang X, Dravida S, Ono Y. A cross-brain neural mechanism for human-to-human verbal communication. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2018, 13: 907-920. PMID: 30137601, PMCID: PMC6137318, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsy070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior temporal gyrusInteractive brain hypothesisNeural mechanismsSocial interactionBrain hypothesisCanonical language areasHuman verbal communicationNon-interactive conditionDynamic social interactionsObject NamingSocial cuesInterpersonal informationBrain substratesDescription taskTemporal gyrusBroca's areaLanguage areasWernicke's areaNeural activitySubcentral areaVerbal communicationNatural settingsTheoretical frameworkGeneral theoretical frameworkDeoxyhemoglobin signal
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
2014
Brief Report: Anomalous Neural Deactivations and Functional Connectivity During Receptive Language in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Functional MRI Study
Karten A, Hirsch J. Brief Report: Anomalous Neural Deactivations and Functional Connectivity During Receptive Language in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Functional MRI Study. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2014, 45: 1905-1914. PMID: 25526952, PMCID: PMC4441908, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2344-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderNegative BOLD responseASD participantsReceptive languageLanguage disabilitySpectrum disorderNeural deactivationInhibitory processesFunctional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) responseSuperior temporal gyrusFunctional MRI studyLevel-dependent responsesNeural mechanismsPassive listeningTemporal gyrusBOLD responseControl participantsParticipantsLanguageMagnetic resonance imagingExcitatory processesMRI studiesConnectivity
2013
Learning not to Fear: Neural Correlates of Learned Safety
Kong E, Monje FJ, Hirsch J, Pollak DD. Learning not to Fear: Neural Correlates of Learned Safety. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 39: 515-527. PMID: 23963118, PMCID: PMC3895233, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific affective disordersNeural correlatesAffective disordersFear responsesNeural mechanismsNeurobiological underpinningsInstances of protectionNeural circuitryTranslational neuroscienceChronic stressBasis of insightsNeuroscienceDisordersAnxietyFearIdentification of episodesUnderpinningsCorrelatesCircuitryPeopleAbilitySymptomsHumansShared space, separate processes: Neural activation patterns for auditory description and visual object naming in healthy adults
Hamberger MJ, Habeck CG, Pantazatos SP, Williams AC, Hirsch J. Shared space, separate processes: Neural activation patterns for auditory description and visual object naming in healthy adults. Human Brain Mapping 2013, 35: 2507-2520. PMID: 23918095, PMCID: PMC4091775, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual namingVisual objectsAuditory descriptionActivation patternsPosterior temporal activationNeural activation patternsCommon neural substrateTask-related differencesTask-specific regionsPosterior temporal regionsAnterior temporal cortexTypes of tasksCortical stimulation studiesTemporo-parietal regionsTemporal lobe epilepsy patientsHealthy adultsCognitive scientistsStandard univariate analysisNeural processesNeural substratesFunctional neuroimagingCerebral organizationTask specificityTemporal cortexLeft posteriorSleep restriction increases the neuronal response to unhealthy food in normal-weight individuals
St-Onge M, Wolfe S, Sy M, Shechter A, Hirsch J. Sleep restriction increases the neuronal response to unhealthy food in normal-weight individuals. International Journal Of Obesity 2013, 38: 411-416. PMID: 23779051, PMCID: PMC3883872, DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2013.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFood stimuliRight insulaUnhealthy foodsUnhealthy food stimuliNormal-weight individualsMiddle temporal gyrusLevel-dependent activityInferior parietal lobuleSuperior frontal gyrusInsula activityFrontal gyrusGreater activationNeural mechanismsTemporal gyrusParietal lobuleFood intakeOrbitofrontal cortexRestricted sleepSame stimuliNeuronal responsesSleep restrictionNeural systemsBrain rewardShort sleep durationDynamic Coupling Between the Lateral Occipital-Cortex, Default-Mode, and Frontoparietal Networks During Bistable Perception
Karten A, Pantazatos SP, Khalil D, Zhang X, Hirsch J. Dynamic Coupling Between the Lateral Occipital-Cortex, Default-Mode, and Frontoparietal Networks During Bistable Perception. Brain Connectivity 2013, 3: 286-293. PMID: 23510237, PMCID: PMC3685318, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2012.0119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of Reduced Weight Maintenance and Leptin Repletion on Functional Connectivity of the Hypothalamus in Obese Humans
Hinkle W, Cordell M, Leibel R, Rosenbaum M, Hirsch J. Effects of Reduced Weight Maintenance and Leptin Repletion on Functional Connectivity of the Hypothalamus in Obese Humans. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e59114. PMID: 23555620, PMCID: PMC3605420, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeptin repletionRight hypothalamusFunctional connectivityFood cuesWeight lossGreater weight lossOrbital frontal cortexDorsal anterior cingulatePsychophysiological interaction analysisPlacebo injectionsObese subjectsObese populationLeptin injectionObese humansWeight maintenanceFrontal cortexAnterior cingulateHypothalamusFrontal poleInteroceptive systemPatient subjectsVisual areasDorsal ACCFood stimuliRepletion
2012
The temporal derivative of expected utility: A neural mechanism for dynamic decision-making
Zhang X, Hirsch J. The temporal derivative of expected utility: A neural mechanism for dynamic decision-making. NeuroImage 2012, 65: 223-230. PMID: 22963852, PMCID: PMC5841235, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.08.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural mechanismsBehavioral dataHuman neural correlatesNovel experimental paradigmDistinct neural activitySuperior parietal lobulePosterior cingulate cortexReal-world tasksNeural correlatesFuture rewardsParietal lobuleExperimental paradigmFMRI analysisCingulate cortexNeural activityWorld tasksBrain regionsSupplementary motorCentral gyrusDynamic decision processIndependent manipulationContinuous decisionsDecision processVentral pallidumFMRIConceptual representations of perceptual knowledge
Smith EE, Myers N, Sethi U, Pantazatos S, Yanagihara T, Hirsch J. Conceptual representations of perceptual knowledge. Cognitive Neuropsychology 2012, 29: 237-248. PMID: 22994286, PMCID: PMC3516296, DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2012.706218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFusiform gyrusPerceptual propertiesPerceptual knowledgeLeft inferior frontal gyrusLeft fusiform gyrusMiddle temporal gyrusPerceptual processingAmodal processesModality-specific mannerSemantic memoryBehavioral performanceFrontal gyrusThompson-SchillConceptual representationKan et alVerbal statementsGyrusParticipantsProcessingMagnetic resonance imagingRepresentationBarsalouMemoryDecoding Unattended Fearful Faces with Whole-Brain Correlations: An Approach to Identify Condition-Dependent Large-Scale Functional Connectivity
Pantazatos SP, Talati A, Pavlidis P, Hirsch J. Decoding Unattended Fearful Faces with Whole-Brain Correlations: An Approach to Identify Condition-Dependent Large-Scale Functional Connectivity. PLOS Computational Biology 2012, 8: e1002441. PMID: 22479172, PMCID: PMC3315448, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFearful facesEmotional expressionBilateral middle temporal gyrusThreat-related stimuliUnattended fearful facesLarge-scale functional connectivityMultiple functional connectionsFunctional magnetic resonanceWhole-brain patternsMiddle temporal gyrusWhole-brain correlationActive research goalNeutral facesEmotion processingFear perceptionImplicit fearImplicit presentationAngular gyrusChance accuracyTemporal gyrusBrain activityFace presentationPrefrontal cortexParietal regionsFunctional connectivityCortical functional connectivity decodes subconscious, task-irrelevant threat-related emotion processing
Pantazatos SP, Talati A, Pavlidis P, Hirsch J. Cortical functional connectivity decodes subconscious, task-irrelevant threat-related emotion processing. NeuroImage 2012, 61: 1355-1363. PMID: 22484206, PMCID: PMC3393600, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.03.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivityAffective stimuliCortical-subcortical functional connectivityFearful face processingFear-related stimuliAmygdala functional connectivityMiddle temporal gyrusCortical structuresKey limbic regionsFace processingEmotion processingFear conditionFear processingSubconscious processingAngular gyrusTemporal gyrusCortical functional connectivityRight amygdalaLimbic regionsFC featuresStimuliGyrusProcessingTraining dataPrecuneus
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 gyrusCingulateDistinct but overlapping neural networks subserve depression and insecure attachment
Galynker II, Yaseen ZS, Katz C, Zhang X, Jennings-Donovan G, Dashnaw S, Hirsch J, Mayberg H, Cohen LJ, Winston A. Distinct but overlapping neural networks subserve depression and insecure attachment. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2011, 7: 896-908. PMID: 22037687, PMCID: PMC3501706, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsr074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSub-cortical activityBeck Depression InventoryEffect of depressionLevel-dependent responsesSub-cortical componentsCortico-striatoCortical effectsDepression scoresThalamic circuitsDepression InventoryCortical encodingDepressionFMRI scanningBrain activityNeural mechanismsPsychotherapeutic outcomeInsecure attachmentScoresSame circuitryFemale strangerMultiple linear regressionLater attachmentLinear regressionPatientsAttachment insecurity