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
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 responseValencePatientsCerebral laterality, symptoms, and diagnosis in psychotic patients
Wexler B, Giller E, Southwick S. Cerebral laterality, symptoms, and diagnosis in psychotic patients. Biological Psychiatry 1991, 29: 103-116. PMID: 1995082, DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(91)90039-o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ear advantageLower right-ear advantagesManic patientsPositive symptomsNegative symptomsCerebral lateralitySubset of patientsDisease-related decreaseWord TestSchizoaffective patientsSymptomatic inpatientsDepressed patientsHealthy controlsSymptom remissionSchizophrenic patientsMood disturbancePatientsMore symptomsPsychotic patientsSymptomsDichotic word testLeft hemisphereEar advantageThought disorderSimilar changes
1989
Possible Subtypes of Affective Disorder Suggested by Differences in Cerebral Laterality and Testosterone: A Preliminary Report
Wexler B, Mason J, Giller E. Possible Subtypes of Affective Disorder Suggested by Differences in Cerebral Laterality and Testosterone: A Preliminary Report. JAMA Psychiatry 1989, 46: 429-433. PMID: 2712661, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1989.01810050043007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum testosterone levelsDichotic listening testAffective disordersTestosterone levelsMean serum testosterone levelCerebral lateralityTime of admissionPathophysiological heterogeneityDiagnostic groupsSymptom severityPreliminary reportPossible subtypesHemisphere functionDisordersSubgroupsLateralityMeaningful subgroupsPositive correlationNegative correlationGroupHospitalizationPatientsAdmissionPathogenesesTestosterone
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 asymmetryDysfunctionDiagnosis
1979
Alterations in Cerebral Laterality During Acute Psychotic Illness
Wexler B, Heninger G. Alterations in Cerebral Laterality During Acute Psychotic Illness. JAMA Psychiatry 1979, 36: 278-284. PMID: 33633, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1979.01780030044003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute psychotic illnessHigher lateralityCerebral lateralityPsychotic illnessPrimary major depressive illnessMajor depressive illnessDirect drug effectRight-handed patientsDichotic listening testDepressive illnessControl subjectsDegree of lateralizationNurses' ratingsClinical stateDrug effectsDiagnostic groupsPatientsLateralityIllnessInterindividual differencesPsychotic thoughtWeeksAccuracy of performanceLateralization