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
1999
Perceptual Asymmetry Differences Between Major Depression With or Without a Comorbid Anxiety Disorder: A Dichotic Listening Study
Bruder G, Wexler B, Stewart J, Price L, Quitkin F. Perceptual Asymmetry Differences Between Major Depression With or Without a Comorbid Anxiety Disorder: A Dichotic Listening Study. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 1999, 108: 233-239. PMID: 10369033, DOI: 10.1037/0021-843x.108.2.233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual asymmetryEmotional wordsLarge left ear advantageSmaller right-ear advantageLeft-hemisphere regionsDichotic listening taskNonanxious depressionDichotic listening studyLeft ear advantageRight ear advantageComorbid anxiety disordersOpposite hemispheric asymmetryAuditory taskTone taskAnxious groupListening taskNonanxious groupsAnxiety disordersHemispheric asymmetryGroup differencesTaskWordsDepression groupAsymmetry differencesMajor depressive disorder
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
1994
Decreased perceptual sensitivity to emotion-evoking stimuli in depression
Wexler B, Levenson L, Warrenburg S, Price L. Decreased perceptual sensitivity to emotion-evoking stimuli in depression. Psychiatry Research 1994, 51: 127-138. PMID: 8022947, DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(94)90032-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial displaysOwn faceNegative emotion-related wordsEmotion-evoking stimuliEmotion-related wordsDichotic listening paradigmEmotion-related stimuliNegative facial displaysNormal cognitive processingNeutral wordsAutomatic mimicryCognitive processingPerceptual sensitivityFacial mimicryNegative wordsEmotional responsesDichotic testsSelective perceptionDepressed patientsStimuliWordsHealthy controlsEmotionsFaceSuch measures
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 responsesThe 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
1989
Neuropsychological correlates of menstrual mood changes.
Altemus M, Wexler B, Boulis N. Neuropsychological correlates of menstrual mood changes. Psychosomatic Medicine 1989, 51: 329-336. PMID: 2734425, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-198905000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Effects 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