2001
Effects of Smoking Abstinence on Visuospatial Working Memory Function in Schizophrenia
George TP, Vessicchio JC, Termine A, Sahady DM, Head CA, Pepper WT, Kosten TR, Wexler BE. Effects of Smoking Abstinence on Visuospatial Working Memory Function in Schizophrenia. Neuropsychopharmacology 2001, 26: 75-85. PMID: 11751034, DOI: 10.1016/s0893-133x(01)00296-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisuospatial working memorySmoking abstinenceStroop Color-Word TestAbstinence-induced changesWorking Memory FunctionColor-Word TestPlacebo-controlled smoking cessation trialFunction of genderWorking memoryCigarette smokingWord TestSmoking cessation trialCognitive functionCognitive deficitsMemory functionNicotine-dependent cigarette smokersNon-smoking controlsSignificant impairmentPathophysiology of schizophreniaDopamine functionCortical dopamine functionCessation trialSchizophrenic smokersDepressive symptomsAbstinence
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
1991
Cerebral 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
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