A cross-brain neural mechanism for human-to-human verbal communication

J Hirsch, J Adam Noah, X Zhang… - Social cognitive and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Neural mechanisms that mediate dynamic social interactions remain understudied despite
their evolutionary significance. The interactive brain hypothesis proposes that interactive …

Real-time eye-to-eye contact is associated with cross-brain neural coupling in angular gyrus

JA Noah, X Zhang, S Dravida, Y Ono… - Frontiers in human …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Direct eye contact between two individuals is a salient social behavior known to initiate and
promote interpersonal interaction. However, the neural processes that underlie these live …

Comparing fNIRS signal qualities between approaches with and without short channels

X Zhou, G Sobczak, CM McKay, RY Litovsky - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a non-invasive technique used to measure
changes in oxygenated (HbO) and deoxygenated (HbR) hemoglobin, related to neuronal …

Separable processes for live “in-person” and live “zoom-like” faces

N Zhao, X Zhang, JA Noah, M Tiede… - Imaging Neuroscience, 2023 - direct.mit.edu
It has long been understood that the ventral visual stream of the human brain processes
features of simulated human faces. Recently, specificity for real and interactive faces has …

Comparison of short-channel separation and spatial domain filtering for removal of non-neural components in functional near-infrared spectroscopy signals

JA Noah, X Zhang, S Dravida, C DiCocco… - …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance: With the increasing popularity of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS),
the need to determine localization of the source and nature of the signals has grown. Aim …

Neural correlates of eye contact and social function in autism spectrum disorder

J Hirsch, X Zhang, JA Noah, S Dravida, A Naples… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Reluctance to make eye contact during natural interactions is a central diagnostic criterion
for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the underlying neural correlates for eye …

Interpersonal agreement and disagreement during face-to-face dialogue: an fNIRS investigation

J Hirsch, M Tiede, X Zhang, JA Noah… - Frontiers in human …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Although the neural systems that underlie spoken language are well-known, how they adapt
to evolving social cues during natural conversations remains an unanswered question. In …

Joint attention during live person-to-person contact activates rTPJ, including a sub-component associated with spontaneous eye-to-eye contact

S Dravida, JA Noah, X Zhang, J Hirsch - Frontiers in human …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Eye-to-eye contact is a spontaneous behavior between interacting partners that occurs
naturally during social interactions. However, individuals differ with respect to eye gaze …

Signal processing in fNIRS: a case for the removal of systemic activity for single trial data

F Klein, C Kranczioch - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Researchers using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) are increasingly aware of
the problem that conventional filtering methods do not eliminate systemic noise at …

Neural mechanisms for emotional contagion and spontaneous mimicry of live facial expressions

J Hirsch, X Zhang, JA Noah… - … Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Viewing a live facial expression typically elicits a similar expression by the observer (facial
mimicry) that is associated with a concordant emotional experience (emotional contagion) …