Publications

Journal Articles

  1. Hecht EE, Robins DL, Zarella O, Gautam P, Preuss TM, King TZ (submitted).  Sex differences in white matter structural connectivity and neural responses to oxytocin.
  2. Hecht EE (submitted).  Plasticity, innateness, and the path to language in the primate brain: Comparing macaque, chimpanzee and human circuitry for visuomotor integration.  Interaction Studies.
  3. Stout D, Hecht EE (2017).  The evolutionary neuroscience of cumulative culture.  PNAS 114(30): 7861–7868 (invited article for Sackler Colloquium special issue). 
  4. Bradstreet LE, Hecht EE, King TZ, Turner JL, Robins DL (2017).  Associations between autism traits and fractional anisotropy values in white matter tracts in a nonclinical sample of young adults.  Experimental Brain Research 235(1):259-267.
  5. Hecht EE (2016).  Adaptations to vision-for-action in primate brain evolution: Comment on “Towards a Computational Comparative Neuroprimatology: Framing the Language-Ready Brain” by M. Arbib.  Physics of Life Reviews 16:74-6.
  6. Hecht EE, Mahovetz LM, Preuss TM, Hopkins WD (2016). A neuroanatomical predictor of mirror self-recognition in chimpanzees.  Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience pii: nsw159.
  7. Hecht EE, Robins DL, Gautam P, King TZ (2016).  Intranasal oxytocin reduces animacy detection in women: Neural activation and individual variation.  NeuroImage 16(147):314-329.
  8. Chaminade T, Hecht EE, Bradley B, Stout D (2015).  Cognitive demands of Lower Paleolithic toolmaking.  PLOS One 10(4):e0121804.
  9. Hecht EE, Gutman DA, Kreisheh N, Chaminade T, Bradley B, Stout D (2015).  Acquisition of Paleolithic toolmaking abilities involves structural remodeling to inferior frontoparietal regions.  Brain Structure and Function 220(4):2315-31.
  10. Barks SK, Calhoun ME, Hopkins WD, Cranfield MR, Mudakikwa A, Stoinski TS, Patterson FG, Erwin JM, Hecht EE, Hof PR, Sherwood CC (2015).  Brain organization of gorillas reflects species differences in ecological specialization.  American Journal of Physical Anthropology 156(2):252-62.
  11. Hecht EE, Gutman DA, Preuss TM, Stout D (2014).  Virtual dissection and comparative connectivity of the superior longitudinal fasciculus in chimpanzees and humans.  NeuroImage 108:124-37.
  12. Keifer OP, Gutman DA, Hecht EE, Keilholz S, Ressler K (2014).  A Comparative Analysis of Mouse and Human Medial Geniculate Nucleus Connectivity: A DTI and Classical Tracing Study.  NeuroImage 105:53-66.
  13. Streidter GF, Belgard TG, Cardona A, Chen CC, Chklovskii D, Davis F, Finlay B, Gunturhun O, Hale M, Heberlein U, Hecht EE, Hofmann HA, Holland L, Iwaniuk A, Jarvis E, Karten H, Katz P, Kristan W, Macagno E, Mitra P, Moroz L, Okano H, Preuss TM, Ragsdale C, Sherwood CC, Stevens C, Stuttgen M, Truman J, Tsumoto T, Wilczynski W (2014).  NSF Workshop Report: Discovering General Principles of Nervous System Organization by Comparing Brain Maps Across Species.  Simultaneously published in the Journal of Comparative Neurology 522(7):1445-53 &  Brain, Behavior and Evolution 83(1):1-8.
  14. Hecht EE, Murphy LE, Gutman DA, Votaw JR, Schuster DM, Preuss TM, Orban GA, Stout D, Parr LA (2013).  Differences in Neural Activation for Object-Directed Grasping in Chimpanzees and Humans.  Journal of Neuroscience 33(35):14117-14134.
  15. Hecht EE, Gutman DA, Preuss TM, Sanchez MM, Parr LA, Rilling JK (2012).  Process Versus Product in Social Learning: Comparative Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Neural Systems for Action Execution-Observation Matching in Macaques, Chimpanzees, and Humans.  Cerebral Cortex 5:1014-24.
  16. Hecht EE, Patterson R, Barbey AK (2012).  What can other animals tell us about human social cognition?  An evolutionary perspective on reflexive and reflective processing. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 6:224.  Invited review for special issue: Brains, Genes, and the Foundations of Human Society.
  17. Parr LA, Boudreau M, Hecht E, Winslow JT, Nemeroff CB, Sanchez MM (2012).  Early life stress affects cerebral glucose metabolism in adult rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta).  Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2:181-193.
  18. Parr LA, Hecht E, Barks SK, Preuss TM, Votaw JR (2009).  Face processing in the chimpanzee brain.  Current Biology 19:50-53.
  19. Pineda JA, Brang D, Hecht EE, Edwards L, Carey S, Bacon M, Futagaki C, Suk D, Tom J, Birnbaum C, Rork A (2008).  Positive behavioral and electrophysiological changes following neurofeedback training in children with autism.  Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 2:557-581.
  20. Pineda JA, Hecht EE (2008).  Mirroring and Mu Rhythm Involvement in Social Cognition:   Are There Dissociable Subcomponents of Theory of Mind?  Biological Psychology 3:306-14.  

Book chapters

  1. Hecht EE, Parr LA (2015).  The chimpanzee mirror system and the evolution of fronto-parietal circuits for action observation and social learning.  In Ferrari F & Rizzolatti G (Eds.), New Frontiers in Mirror Neurons Research, Oxford University Press.
  2. Stout D, Hecht EE (2015).  Neuroarchaeology.  In Bruner E (Ed.), Human Paleoneurology, Springer.
  3. Hecht EE, Stout D (2015).  Techniques for Studying Brain Structure and Function.  In Bruner E (Ed.), Human Paleoneurology, Springer.
  4. Parr LA, Hecht EE (2009).  Facial perception in non-human primates.  In Calder A. et al. (Eds.), Handbook of Face Perception, Oxford University Press.
  5. Pineda JA, Brang D, Futagaki C, Hecht EE, Grichanik M, Wood L, Bacon M, Carey S (2006). Effects of Neurofeedback Training on Action Comprehension and Imitation Learning.  In Puckhaber H (Ed.), New Research on Biofeedback, Nova Science Publishers. 

Meeting abstracts

  1. Hecht EE, Gutman DA, Cooper L, Obatusin M, Kukekova A, Trut L, Preuss TM (2017).  Neuroanatomical Correlates of Domestication in the Russian Fox Farm Experiment.  Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC (symposium talk).
  2. Hecht EE, Bryant K, Gutman DA, Kruger AC, Preuss TM, Stout D (2016).  Individual variation, plasticity, and learning in human brain evolution.  BRAIN Initiative Investigators’ Meeting, Washington, DC, UCA.  (poster)
  3. Hecht EE, Gutman DA, Dunn WD, Keifer OP, Sakai S, Kent M, Preuss TM (2016).  Neuroanatomical variation in domestic dog breeds.  Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, USA.  (poster)
  4. Hecht EE, Robins DL, Gautam P, King TZ (2016).  An fMRI study of the individual variation in oxytocin-mediated tendency to anthropomorphize in women.  International Neuropsychological Society, London, UK. (poster)
  5. King TZ, Hecht EE, Gautam P, Robins D (2016).  An fMRI study of animacy attribution and individual differences.  American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, Boston, MA. (poster)
  6. Hecht EE, Stout D, Preuss TM (2016).  From action perception to toolmaking: adaptations to fronto-parietal circuits in human brain evolution.  American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Atlanta, GA.  (poster)
  7. Hecht EE (2016).  Form and function in neural circuits for action and language.  NSF-Funded Workshop on Action, Vision, and Language and their Brain Mechanisms in Evolutionary Relationship, Atlanta, GA.  (invited workshop talk)
  8. Hecht EE, Robins DL, King TZ (2015).  The role of individual differences on the effect of intranasal oxytocin on perceived social and non-social stimuli.  Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL.  (poster)
  9. Preuss TM, Hecht EE, Jacquez N, Bryant K, Fields A, Li L, Gutman D (2015).  Comparative connectivity of the amygdala in chimpanzees and humans.  Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL.  (poster)
  10. Dunn WD, Chen R, Zhang L, Hecht EE, Levey AI, Gutman DA (2015).  Identification of initial visit factors predictive of cognitive maintenance or cognitive decline in memory clinic patients.  Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL.  (poster)
  11. Hecht EE, Gutman DA, Bradley BA, Preuss TM, Stout D (2014).  Virtual dissection and comparative connectivity of the superior longitudinal fasciculus in chimpanzees and humans.  Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC. (poster)
  12. Barks SK; Erwin JM; Stoinski TS; Calhoun MC; Hopkins WD; Cranfield MR; Mudakikwa A; Patterson FG; Hecht EE; Bauernfeind AL; de Sousa AA; Stimpson CD; Zilles K; Hof PR; Sherwood CC. 2014. Variable neuroanatomy in gorillas reflects ecological specialization and population size effects. International Gorilla Workshop, Atlanta, Georgia. (poster)
  13. Hecht EE, Murphy LE, Gutman DA, Preuss TM, Stout D, Parr LA (2014).  Adaptations to action observation circuits in primate brain evolution.  International Primatological Society, Hanoi, Vietnam.  (invited symposium talk)
  14. Hecht EE (2014).  Neural systems for action perception and social learning in macaques, chimpanzees, and humans.  NSF-Funded Workshop on Action, Vision, and Language and their Brain Mechanisms in Evolutionary Relationship, Los Angeles, California.  (invited workshop talk)
  15. Hecht EE, Gutman DA, Chaminade T,  Khreisheh  N,  Bradley B, Stout D (2013).  White matter structural changes during the acquisition of Stone Age tool-making skills.  Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. (poster)
  16. Hecht EE, Murphy LE, Gutman DA, Parr LA (2012). How do chimpanzees understand others’ actions? Brain activation, white matter connectivity, and behavior.  Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA.  (poster)
  17. Hecht EE, Murphy LE, Gutman DA, Parr LA (2012). How do chimpanzees understand others’ actions? Brain activation, white matter connectivity, and behavior.  Society for Social Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA.  (poster)
  18. Hecht EE, Murphy LE, Gutman DA, Parr LA (2012). Does the chimpanzee brain “mirror” observed actions? Functional neuroimaging during action execution and observation.  International Primatological Society, Cancun, Mexico.  (poster)
  19. Gutman DA, Keifer OP, Hecht EE, Saltz J (2011).  The Computable Brain: An interactive website to allow exploration and sharing of functional imaging data.  4th INCF Congress of Neuroinformatics, Boston, Massachusetts.  (poster)
  20. Hecht EE, Gutman DA, Davis LE, Preuss TM, Rilling JK, Parr LA (2011).  Neural adaptations for social learning: Connectivity and responsivity of the mirror system in macaques, chimpanzees, and humans.  Workshop on the Biology of Prosocial Behavior, Atlanta, Georgia.  (poster)
  21. Hecht EE, Davis LE, Gutman DA, Parr LA (2011).  Do chimps “mirror” others’ actions?  A functional neuroimaging study of action execution and observation.  Society for Social Neuroscience, Washington, D.C.  (poster)
  22. Hecht EE, Davis LE, Gutman DA, Parr LA (2011).  Do chimps “mirror” others’ actions?  A functional neuroimaging study of action execution and observation.  Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C.  (poster)
  23. Hecht EE, Gutman DA, Preuss TM, Parr LA, Rilling JK (2010).  Neural adaptations for imitation: Diffusion tensor imaging of the mirror system in macaques, chimpanzees, and humans.  Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California.  (poster)
  24. Hecht EE, Gutman DA, Rilling JK, Parr LA (2010).  Why is human imitation different?  Connectivity of the mirror system in macaques, chimpanzees, and humans.  International Primatological Society, Kyoto, Japan.  (invited symposium talk)
  25. Parr LA, Barks SK, Hecht EE, Votaw JK (2010).  Neural basis of face processing in chimpanzees and monkeys using FDG-PET.  International Primatological Society, Kyoto, Japan.  (invited symposium talk)
  26. Barks SK, Parr LA, Hecht E, Votaw JR, Rilling JK (2009). Comparing social cognitive, non-social cognitive, and resting brain activity in chimpanzees. Association of Physical Anthropologists, Chicago, Illinois.  (poster)
  27. Hecht EE, Parr LA (2009).  Neural correlates of action perception in chimpanzees.  The Primate Mind, Erice, Sicily.  (invited workshop talk)
  28. Hecht EE, Barks SK, Preuss TM, Rilling JK, Votaw JR, Parr LA (2008).  Functional neuroimaging of the neural correlates of face recognition in chimpanzees.  Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C.  (poster)
  29. Hecht EE, Parr A, Barks SK, Preuss TM, Rilling JK, Votaw JR (2008). Neural correlates of facial recognition in chimpanzees.  International Primatological Society, Edinburgh, Scotland.  (poster)
  30. Hecht EE, Gutman DA, Glasser M, Mascaro J, Hamann S, Preuss TM, Rilling JK (2008).  Comparing amygdala connectivity between monkeys, apes, and humans using diffusion tensor imaging.  American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Columbus, Ohio.  (poster)
  31. Hecht EE, Gutman DA, Glasser M, Mascaro J, Hamann S, Preuss TM, Rilling JK (2007). Comparing amygdala connectivity between monkeys, apes and humans using diffusion tensor imaging.  Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California. (poster)
  32. Elfenbein H, Davis JB, Hecht EE, Agmon E, Brang D, Pineda JA (2007).  TMS of the inferior frontal gyrus inhibits mu rhythm suppression and decreases performance on social cognition tasks.  Society for Neuroscience, San Diego.  (poster)
  33. Hecht EE, Pineda JA (2007).  Mirror Neuron System and Mu Rhythm Involvement in Social Cognition.  Cognitive Neuroscience Society, New York.  (poster)
  34. Bacon M, Carey S, Hecht EE, Futagaki C, Pineda JA (2006). Efficacy of Neurofeedback Training on Autism Spectrum Disorder.  Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco.  (poster)
  35. Hecht EE, Brang D, Futagaki C (2006).  Mu Rhythm Training in Autism Spectrum Disorders.  Undergraduate Research Conference, University of California, San Diego. (talk)