2023
Spatiotemporal features of neurovascular (un)coupling with stimulus-induced activity and hypercapnia challenge in cerebral cortex and olfactory bulb
James S, Sanggaard S, Akif A, Mishra S, Sanganahalli B, Blumenfeld H, Verhagen J, Hyder F, Herman P. Spatiotemporal features of neurovascular (un)coupling with stimulus-induced activity and hypercapnia challenge in cerebral cortex and olfactory bulb. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2023, 43: 1891-1904. PMID: 37340791, PMCID: PMC10676132, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x231183887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasodilatory responseCerebral cortexNeurovascular couplingOlfactory bulbNeuronal activityBrief sensory stimuliRegional neurovascular couplingStimulus-induced activityHypercapnia challengeVascular toneNeuronal deactivationHemodynamic responseNeuronal excitabilityNeuronal responsesCalcium transientsBrain functionHemodynamic signalsSensory stimuliVasodilationHypercapniaCortexMiceCareful appraisalStimuliMetabolic waste
2017
A Switch and Wave of Neuronal Activity in the Cerebral Cortex During the First Second of Conscious Perception
Herman WX, Smith RE, Kronemer SI, Watsky RE, Chen WC, Gober LM, Touloumes GJ, Khosla M, Raja A, Horien CL, Morse EC, Botta KL, Hirsch LJ, Alkawadri R, Gerrard JL, Spencer DD, Blumenfeld H. A Switch and Wave of Neuronal Activity in the Cerebral Cortex During the First Second of Conscious Perception. Cerebral Cortex 2017, 29: 461-474. PMID: 29194517, PMCID: PMC6319177, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhx327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexVisual cortexHuman cerebral cortexDirect electrical recordingHz gamma powerDefault mode networkConscious perceptionNeuronal activityAssociation cortexBrain disordersIntracranial electrodesCortexMonophasic wavesMode networkCortex networkGamma powerGamma activationVisual thresholdFirst secondElectrical recordingsStimulus processingInitial activationStimuliActivationFindings
2016
Chapter 1 Neuroanatomical Basis of Consciousness
Blumenfeld H. Chapter 1 Neuroanatomical Basis of Consciousness. 2016, 3-29. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800948-2.00001-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubcortical componentsAssociation cortexArousal systemGamma-amino butyric acidSubcortical arousal systemsHeteromodal association cortexFrontoparietal association cortexLevel of consciousnessAmino butyric acidUpper brainstemBasal forebrainWidespread projectionsLevel of alertnessCortical componentsSpecialized brain networksClinical disordersNeuroanatomical basisFunctional neuroanatomyCortical anatomyBrain networksCortexHemispheric specializationConsciousness systemMemory encodingVisual processing
2013
Temporal Lobe Seizures
Furman M, Blumenfeld H. Temporal Lobe Seizures. 2013, 51-62. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-37580-4_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTemporal lobe seizuresTemporal epilepsyTemporal lobeFocal temporal lobe seizuresNetwork inhibition hypothesisSlow electroencephalogram activityLoss of consciousnessParietal association cortexImpaired consciousnessCortical dysfunctionSide effectsAnimal modelsNovel treatmentsAssociation cortexDeep anesthesiaAwake stateHuman patientsElectrophysiological techniquesMemory lossSeizuresElectroencephalogram (EEG) activityElectrophysiological dataEpilepsyCortexLobe