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
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
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