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| Kristina SimonyanSummaryAffiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine Country: USA Publications
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Speech-induced striatal dopamine release is left lateralized and coupled to functional striatal circuits in healthy humans: a combined PET, fMRI and DTI studyKristina Simonyan
Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Neuroimage 70:21-32. 2013....
Dopamine regulation of human speech and bird song: a critical reviewKristina Simonyan
Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
Brain Lang 122:142-50. 2012..We discuss the parallels between bird song and human speech from the perspective of dopaminergic control as well as outline important differences between these species...
Abnormal structure-function relationship in spasmodic dysphoniaKristina Simonyan
Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Cereb Cortex 22:417-25. 2012..These findings provide evidence for coupling between structural and functional abnormalities at different levels within the speech production system in SD...
Laryngeal motor cortex and control of speech in humansKristina Simonyan
Departments of Neurology and Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Neuroscientist 17:197-208. 2011....
Abnormal activation of the primary somatosensory cortex in spasmodic dysphonia: an fMRI studyKristina Simonyan
Laryngeal and Speech Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bathesda, MD 20892, USA
Cereb Cortex 20:2749-59. 2010..The primary somatosensory cortex shows consistent abnormalities in activation extent, intensity, correlation with other brain regions, and symptom severity in SD patients and, therefore, may be involved in the pathophysiology of SD...
Functional but not structural networks of the human laryngeal motor cortex show left hemispheric lateralization during syllable but not breathing productionKristina Simonyan
Laryngeal and Speech Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
J Neurosci 29:14912-23. 2009..Significant left-hemispheric lateralization of functional networks during simple but highly learned voice production suggests the readiness of the LMC network for production of a complex voluntary behavior, such as human speech...
Functional neuroanatomy of human voluntary cough and sniff productionKristina Simonyan
Laryngeal and Speech Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, Room 5D38, Bethesda, MD 20814 1416, USA
Neuroimage 37:401-9. 2007..Understanding the sensorimotor sniff control mechanisms may provide a new view on the cerebral functional reorganization of olfactory control in patients with neurological disorders...
Sensory stimulation activates both motor and sensory components of the swallowing systemSoren Y Lowell
Laryngeal and Speech Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, 5D 38, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1416, Bethesda, MD 20892 1416, USA
Neuroimage 42:285-95. 2008..The effectiveness of oral-sensory stimulation for engaging both sensory and motor components of the cerebral swallowing system demonstrates the importance of sensory input in cerebral swallowing control...
Human brain activation during phonation and exhalation: common volitional control for two upper airway functionsTorrey M J Loucks
Laryngeal and Speech Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Neuroimage 36:131-43. 2007..Overall, a similar central neural system was identified for both speech phonation and voluntary exhalation that primarily differed in auditory monitoring...
Brainstem pathology in spasmodic dysphoniaKristina Simonyan
Laryngeal and Speech Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 1416, USA
Laryngoscope 120:121-4. 2010..No abnormal protein accumulations and no demyelination or axonal degeneration were found. These neuropathological findings may provide insights into the pathophysiology of SD...
Focal white matter changes in spasmodic dysphonia: a combined diffusion tensor imaging and neuropathological studyKristina Simonyan
Laryngeal and Speech Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, Room 5D38, Bethesda, MD 20892 1416, USA
Brain 131:447-59. 2008..509, P = 0.037). These brain abnormalities may alter the central control of voluntary voice production and, therefore, may underlie the pathophysiology of this disorder...
Combined laryngeal inflammation and trauma mediate long-lasting immunoreactivity response in the brainstem sensory nuclei in the ratKristina Simonyan
Departments of Neurology and Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, NY, USA Laryngeal and Speech Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD, USA
Front Integr Neurosci 6:97. 2012..trauma alone) may cause prolonged excitability of the brainstem nuclei receiving a direct sensory input from the larynx, which, in turn, may lead to (mal)plastic changes within the laryngeal central sensory control...
