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
1992
The selective perception and recognition of single words from competing dichotic stimulus pairs
Bonanno G, Wexler B. The selective perception and recognition of single words from competing dichotic stimulus pairs. Consciousness And Cognition 1992, 1: 241-264. DOI: 10.1016/1053-8100(92)90064-h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAffective valenceSelective perceptionTwo-alternative forced-choice taskNegative affective valenceRecognition of wordsForced-choice taskUnconscious processingWord pairsStimulus pairsCognitive activityPerception effectSingle wordsDichotic presentationInitial consonantsIntertrial intervalControl taskRanking taskWordsTaskValencePerceptionRecognitionConsonantsMemoryAcoustic properties
1991
Cerebral laterality, perception of emotion, and treatment response in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Wexler B, Goodman W. Cerebral laterality, perception of emotion, and treatment response in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Biological Psychiatry 1991, 29: 900-908. PMID: 2049488, DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(91)90056-r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderEmotion-related wordsNeutral wordsCerebral lateralityLower right-ear advantagesPerception of emotionPositive emotional valenceRight ear advantageDichotic listening testEmotional valenceStimulus pairsOCD patientsListening testsWordsHealthy controlsDepressed patientsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsLateralityEmotionsDisordersReuptake inhibitorsSevere illnessTreatment responseValencePatients