2019
Prefrontal activation related to spontaneous creativity with rock music improvisation: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study
Tachibana A, Noah J, Ono Y, Taguchi D, Ueda S. Prefrontal activation related to spontaneous creativity with rock music improvisation: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 16044. PMID: 31690744, PMCID: PMC6831592, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52348-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexLeft dorsolateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexNeural activitySubjective feelingsExecutive control networkMedial frontal lobePrefrontal activationExpert musiciansNeural responsesRange of skillsSpontaneous creativityBrain activityDefault modeMusic improvisationDetermine similarityFormulaic sequencesNeural modulationControl networkFrontal lobeSimilar modulationImprovisational performanceImprovisationFeelingsSkills
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