2023
Neural mechanisms for emotional contagion and spontaneous mimicry of live facial expressions
Hirsch J, Zhang X, Noah J, Bhattacharya A. Neural mechanisms for emotional contagion and spontaneous mimicry of live facial expressions. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2023, 378: 20210472. PMID: 36871593, PMCID: PMC9985973, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional contagionFacial expressionsFacial mimicryNeural correlatesAffect ratingsDyadic partnersFace processing areasRatings of emotionDistinct neural componentsShort movie clipsTwo-person paradigmFacial action unitsSpontaneous mimicryNeural underpinningsEmotional experienceNeural mechanismsSupramarginal gyrusNatural facial expressionsAction unitsRest blocksMovie clipsSocial interactionFacial classificationMovie watchersDyadic role
2022
Neural 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 interactionDisordersCorrelatesAn Approach to Neuroimaging Interpersonal Interactions in Mental Health Interventions
Crum J, Zhang X, Noah A, Hamilton A, Tachtsidis I, Burgess PW, Hirsch J. An Approach to Neuroimaging Interpersonal Interactions in Mental Health Interventions. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2022, 7: 669-679. PMID: 35144035, PMCID: PMC9271588, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterpersonal interactionsPrefrontal cortexRostral prefrontal cortexInferior parietal lobuleMental health interventionsNeural underpinningsDysfunctional cognitionsBrain systemsEcological validityPrefrontal systemsParietal lobuleNeural couplingNeuroimaging techniquesVerbal communicationVerbal interactionClinical neuroscienceMental healthCortexClinical situationsClinical settingClinical tasksClinical interactionsParadigmHealth interventionsCognition
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 mechanismsGazeDisplaySynchrony
2017
Frontal temporal and parietal systems synchronize within and across brains during live eye-to-eye contact
Hirsch J, Zhang X, Noah JA, Ono Y. Frontal temporal and parietal systems synchronize within and across brains during live eye-to-eye contact. NeuroImage 2017, 157: 314-330. PMID: 28619652, PMCID: PMC5863547, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.06.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEye contactInterpersonal interactionsSupplementary motor cortexSpecificity hypothesisFrontal clusterSubcentral areaLeft superior temporal gyrusInteractive brain hypothesisTwo-person neuroscienceLimited head motionSuperior temporal gyrusTwo-person interactionsConventional neuroimaging methodsNeural correlatesSocial cuesNeural processesBrain hypothesisNeural mechanismsNeural responsesParietal systemSupramarginal gyrusMutual gazeSynchrony hypothesisLanguage functionTemporal gyrusNeural 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
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 Adult
2006
Predictive Codes for Forthcoming Perception in the Frontal Cortex
Summerfield C, Egner T, Greene M, Koechlin E, Mangels J, Hirsch J. Predictive Codes for Forthcoming Perception in the Frontal Cortex. Science 2006, 314: 1311-1314. PMID: 17124325, DOI: 10.1126/science.1132028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontal cortexIncoming sensory informationMedial frontal cortexPresence of facesPerceptual ambiguityPerceptual decisionsSensory evidenceNeural representationVisual objectsSensory environmentVisual areasPredictive codingSensory informationPredictive codePerceptionCortexFaceHuman subjectsBrainObserved evidenceDecisionsAmbiguityRepresentationEvidenceObjects
2005
Intentional false responding shares neural substrates with response conflict and cognitive control
Nuñez JM, Casey BJ, Egner T, Hare T, Hirsch J. Intentional false responding shares neural substrates with response conflict and cognitive control. NeuroImage 2005, 25: 267-277. PMID: 15734361, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2004.10.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultArousalAutobiographies as TopicBrainCaudate NucleusConflict, PsychologicalDeceptionDominance, CerebralFemaleGyrus CinguliHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIntentionInternal-External ControlMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNerve NetNeural InhibitionParietal LobePersonality InventoryPrefrontal CortexReaction TimeTemporal LobeThalamic NucleiConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexCognitive controlResponse conflictAnterior cingulate cortexPsychopathic Personality InventoryCingulate cortexSelf-report personality measuresSelf-relevant stimuliFalse responsesAmount of conflictPosterior cingulate cortexResponse inhibitionNeural substratesCaudate activityMesial prefrontalNeural effectsPersonality measuresCognitive functionPersonal relevancePrefrontal cortexAnterior cingulateNeural activityAutobiographical responsesProcess of interferenceResponse conditions
1999
Concordance between Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Intraoperative Language Mapping
Ruge M, Victor J, Hosain S, Correa D, Relkin N, Tabar V, Brennan C, Gutin P, Hirsch J. Concordance between Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Intraoperative Language Mapping. Stereotactic And Functional Neurosurgery 1999, 72: 95-102. PMID: 10853058, DOI: 10.1159/000029706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect cortical stimulationIntraoperative electrophysiologyCortical stimulationSensorimotor cortexIntraoperative language mappingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSSEP recordingsLocalization of functionMotor cortexIntraoperative localizationPreoperative toolResonance imagingLanguage mappingCortexWernicke's areaElectrophysiologyFMRIPresent studyStimulationSensorimotor mappingConcordancePatientsBroca