2002
Replication of a premenstrual decrease in right-ear advantage on language-related dichotic listening tests of cerebral laterality
Alexander GM, Altemus M, Peterson BS, Wexler BE. Replication of a premenstrual decrease in right-ear advantage on language-related dichotic listening tests of cerebral laterality. Neuropsychologia 2002, 40: 1293-1299. PMID: 11931932, DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3932(01)00220-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ear advantageNeutral wordsOverall right ear advantageNegative affective toneWord-word pairsDichotic word taskPremenstrual weekDichotic listening testPerceptual asymmetryWord taskAffective valenceTask demandsAffective toneHemispheric advantageTask performanceREA scoresPositive wordCerebral lateralityTest sessionsFunctional asymmetryListening testsWordsIdentical measuresSex differencesStimuli
1999
Perceptual Asymmetry Differences Between Major Depression With or Without a Comorbid Anxiety Disorder: A Dichotic Listening Study
Bruder G, Wexler B, Stewart J, Price L, Quitkin F. Perceptual Asymmetry Differences Between Major Depression With or Without a Comorbid Anxiety Disorder: A Dichotic Listening Study. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 1999, 108: 233-239. PMID: 10369033, DOI: 10.1037/0021-843x.108.2.233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual asymmetryEmotional wordsLarge left ear advantageSmaller right-ear advantageLeft-hemisphere regionsDichotic listening taskNonanxious depressionDichotic listening studyLeft ear advantageRight ear advantageComorbid anxiety disordersOpposite hemispheric asymmetryAuditory taskTone taskAnxious groupListening taskNonanxious groupsAnxiety disordersHemispheric asymmetryGroup differencesTaskWordsDepression groupAsymmetry differencesMajor depressive disorder
1995
Abnormal laterality in schizophrenics and their parents
Grosh E, Docherty N, Wexler B. Abnormal laterality in schizophrenics and their parents. Schizophrenia Research 1995, 14: 155-160. PMID: 7710996, DOI: 10.1016/0920-9964(94)00033-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ear advantageNegative emotional valenceEmotional valenceHemispheric activationLower right-ear advantagesPositive emotional valenceLateralized cerebral functionsLeft-hemispheric activationDichotic word testNeutral wordsPerceptual asymmetryPerceptual advantageWord TestDichotic testsEar advantageValenceWordsParentsAbnormal lateralitySchizophrenic offspringSchizophrenicsSchizophrenic patientsCerebral functionSame subjectsLaterality
1990
Within-modal and cross-modal consistency in the direction and magnitude of perceptual asymmetry
Wexler B, King G. Within-modal and cross-modal consistency in the direction and magnitude of perceptual asymmetry. Neuropsychologia 1990, 28: 71-80. PMID: 2314565, DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(90)90087-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Changes in perceptual asymmetry with the menstrual cycle
Altemus M, Wexler B, Boulis N. Changes in perceptual asymmetry with the menstrual cycle. Neuropsychologia 1989, 27: 233-240. PMID: 2927632, DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(89)90174-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ear advantageRepressive personality stylePerceptual asymmetryPersonality stylesUsual right ear advantageLanguage-related stimuliDichotic listening testPsychological featuresNeuropsychological findingsEar advantagePostmenstrual phaseMenstrual cycleListening testsStyleStimuliAsymmetryFindings
1986
Alterations in Cerebral Laterality during Acute Psychotic Illness
Wexler B. Alterations in Cerebral Laterality during Acute Psychotic Illness. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 1986, 149: 202-209. PMID: 3779276, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.149.2.202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute psychotic illnessAcute psychotic episodeMajor psychiatric illnessDichotic listening testPsychiatric illnessPsychotic episodePsychotic illnessHemisphere dysfunctionLocalisation testsDot testCerebral lateralityNonsense Syllable TestIllnessWord TestTone testMedicationsPatientsPerceptual asymmetryDysfunctionDiagnosisEffects of emotion on perceptual asymmetry: Interactions with personality
Wexler B, Schwartz G, Warrenburg S, Servis M, Tarlatzis I. Effects of emotion on perceptual asymmetry: Interactions with personality. Neuropsychologia 1986, 24: 699-710. PMID: 3785657, DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(86)90009-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual asymmetryAnxious subjectsEffects of emotionHigh-anxious subjectsLow-anxious subjectsLeft-hemisphere functionDichotic word testDichotic listening testWord TestEmotional qualityLeft hemisphereEmotionsPersonality characteristicsInformation processingPersonality groupsBrain statesListening testsNeutral testWordsHemispherePersonalitySubjectsProcessingTestAsymmetry
1985
Dichotic listening tests in studying brain-behavior relationships
Wexler B, Halwes T. Dichotic listening tests in studying brain-behavior relationships. Neuropsychologia 1985, 23: 545-559. PMID: 4033907, DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(85)90008-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual asymmetryBrain-behavior relationshipsConcurrent visual taskDichotic listening testNonsense Syllable TestCVC wordsPhonemic cuesWord TestVisual tasksDichotic wordsTest-retest reliabilityListening testsAssociative functionsWordsPA measuresSpecific waysDifferent testsConsonantsCuesWAISRelationshipReceptivePhysiological basisTaskEnglish
1980
Effects on concurrent administration of verbal and spatial visual tasks on a language related dichotic listening measure of perceptual asymmetry
Wexler B, Heninger G. Effects on concurrent administration of verbal and spatial visual tasks on a language related dichotic listening measure of perceptual asymmetry. Neuropsychologia 1980, 18: 379-382. PMID: 7413073, DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(80)90136-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research