2003
Gambling Urges in Pathological Gambling: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Potenza MN, Steinberg MA, Skudlarski P, Fulbright RK, Lacadie CM, Wilber MK, Rounsaville BJ, Gore JC, Wexler BE. Gambling Urges in Pathological Gambling: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 828-836. PMID: 12912766, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.8.828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathological gamblingGambling urgesBrain activityEchoplanar functional magnetic resonance imagingPG subjectsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyGroup differencesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingVentral anterior cingulateRegional brain activityBrain activity changesGambling cuesMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyNeural correlatesMotivational responsesBrain mechanismsGambling stimuliImpulse regulationTemporal epochsSad contentGambling behaviorOrbitofrontal cortexLimbic brain structuresAnterior cingulate
2001
Functional MR imaging of regional brain activation associated with the affective experience of pain.
Fulbright R, Troche C, Skudlarski P, Gore J, Wexler B. Functional MR imaging of regional brain activation associated with the affective experience of pain. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2001, 177: 1205-10. PMID: 11641204, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.177.5.1771205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate gyrusSuperior frontal gyrusCingulate gyrusPain taskRight cuneusFunctional MRFrontal gyrusRight superior frontal gyrusBrain activationPain-related activationCold pressor testLeft anterior insulaExperience of painRegional brain activationFunctional MR imagingMotor-sensory areasPainful temperaturesPain thresholdLeft thalamusPressor testPainful levelsPostcentral gyrusPainFrontal lobeHealthy adults
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
1993
Asymmetrical Visual Deprivation: A Technique to Differentially Influence Lateral Hemispheric Function
Levick S, Wexler B, Lorig T, Gur R, Gur R, Schwartz G. Asymmetrical Visual Deprivation: A Technique to Differentially Influence Lateral Hemispheric Function. Perceptual And Motor Skills 1993, 76: 1363-1382. PMID: 8337093, DOI: 10.2466/pms.1993.76.3c.1363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual deprivationHemispheric functionCross-modal influencesSpatial orientation taskPerception of pleasantnessLine bisection testVisual attentionVerbal reasoningContact lens methodIntegrated brainOrientation taskLeft hemisphereMood statesEEG thetaMore thetaLateral asymmetryActivation balanceGeneral hypothesisThetaPleasantnessDeprivationHemisphereInput deprivationPerceptionTaskEffects of Emotion on Perceptual Asymmetry in Adolescent Inpatients with Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
BECKER D, DOANE J, WEXLER B. Effects of Emotion on Perceptual Asymmetry in Adolescent Inpatients with Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1993, 32: 318-323. PMID: 8444760, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199303000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorderRight ear advantageAdolescent inpatientsPerceptual asymmetryHyperactivity disorderPositive wordsAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorder groupEmotional conditionsLower right ear advantageRight-ear advantage scoreEffects of emotionPositive emotional toneDichotic Words TestPositive emotional conditionFunctioning of adolescentsEmotional stimuliAttention-DeficitHemisphere functionNegative wordsStimulus pairsDysfunction hypothesisWord TestBehavioral difficultiesEar advantageEmotional tone
1992
EEG and EMG responses to emotion-evoking stimuli processed without conscious awareness
Wexler B, Warrenburg S, Schwartz G, Janer L. EEG and EMG responses to emotion-evoking stimuli processed without conscious awareness. Neuropsychologia 1992, 30: 1065-1079. PMID: 1484602, DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(92)90099-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConscious awarenessGreater right hemisphere activityEmotion-evoking stimuliEmotion-specific responsesRight hemisphere activityEEG alpha activityRight frontal regionNeutral wordsConscious processingStimulus pairsAuditory perceptsHemisphere activityPositive feelingsFrontal regionsWordsAlpha activityStimuliEEGPerceptAwarenessCorrugatorFeelingsThoughtProcessingEMG responsesDichotic listening in monozygotic twins discordant and concordant for schizophrenia
Ragland J, Goldberg T, Wexler B, Gold J, Torrey E, Weinberger D. Dichotic listening in monozygotic twins discordant and concordant for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 1992, 7: 177-183. PMID: 1515379, DOI: 10.1016/0920-9964(92)90048-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDichotic listeningSmaller right-ear advantageAllocation of attentionDichotic listening scoresRight ear advantageDichotic listening testNeutral wordsEmotional wordsEmotional stimuliLateralized representationEar advantageLeft hemisphereListening scoresWord versionHandedness scoresListening tests