2011
Heterogeneity of Auditory Verbal Working Memory in Schizophrenia
Bruder GE, Alschuler DM, Kroppmann CJ, Fekri S, Gil RB, Jarskog LF, Harkavy-Friedman JM, Goetz R, Kayser J, Wexler BE. Heterogeneity of Auditory Verbal Working Memory in Schizophrenia. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2011, 120: 88-97. PMID: 21319926, PMCID: PMC3061570, DOI: 10.1037/a0021661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAttentionAuditory PerceptionHumansMemory, Short-TermNeuropsychological TestsSchizophreniaVerbal LearningConceptsVerbal WM deficitsVerbal WMSustained attentionWM deficitsLanguage-related cortical regionsWechsler Memory Scale-RevisedAuditory hallucinationsAuditory-verbal WMVerbal Working MemoryVerbal memory deficitsGeneralized cognitive deficitHeterogeneity of schizophreniaExplicit memoryWorking memoryNonverbal memoryVisual memoryTone discriminationNonverbal testsAttentional dysfunctionAuditory perceptionSpecific deficitsCognitive deficitsMemory deficitsDiscrimination performanceMarked deficit
2004
Verbal memory in schizophrenia: additional evidence of subtypes having different cognitive deficits
Bruder GE, Wexler BE, Sage MM, Gil RB, Gorman JM. Verbal memory in schizophrenia: additional evidence of subtypes having different cognitive deficits. Schizophrenia Research 2004, 68: 137-147. PMID: 15099598, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-9964(03)00156-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionAuditory PerceptionCerebral CortexCognition DisordersDichotic Listening TestsDominance, CerebralFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansMaleMemory DisordersMental RecallNeuropsychological TestsPaired-Associate LearningPitch DiscriminationPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyVerbal LearningWechsler ScalesConceptsVerbal memory deficitsMemory deficitsVerbal memoryWechsler Memory Scale-RevisedNonverbal cognitive functionsDifferent cognitive deficitsSerial position effectsVerbal materialVisual memoryNonverbal testsAuditory perceptionGeneralized deficitSelective deficitDichotic wordsHemispheric dominanceCognitive deficitsCognitive functionMemoryMedication statusHealthy controlsDeficitsOverall poor performancePosition effectsPoor performancePosition test
1998
Word and Tone Working Memory Deficits in Schizophrenia
Wexler BE, Stevens AA, Bowers AA, Sernyak MJ, Goldman-Rakic PS. Word and Tone Working Memory Deficits in Schizophrenia. JAMA Psychiatry 1998, 55: 1093-1096. PMID: 9862552, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.55.12.1093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory testNonverbal testsVerbal testsMemory deficitsSerial position taskTests of perceptionAuditory memory testVerbal memory deficitsWorking Memory DeficitsImmediate recall taskSignificant performance deficitsRecall taskVerbal memoryPerceptual functionsSustained attentionDiscrimination taskPitch discriminationSelective deficitNormal motivationPerformance deficitsPosition taskMemory testingCognitive functionMedicated outpatientsInformation processingCortical Dysfunction in Schizophrenia During Auditory Word and Tone Working Memory Demonstrated by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Stevens AA, Goldman-Rakic PS, Gore JC, Fulbright RK, Wexler BE. Cortical Dysfunction in Schizophrenia During Auditory Word and Tone Working Memory Demonstrated by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. JAMA Psychiatry 1998, 55: 1097-1103. PMID: 9862553, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.55.12.1097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerial position taskFunctional magnetic resonance imagingInferior frontal gyrusPosition taskMemory deficitsFrontal gyrusLeft inferior frontal gyrusAnterior temporal lobe areasTask-specific activationFunctional magnetic resonanceSpeech-related areasCortical hemodynamic responsesTemporal lobe areasSevere cognitive deficitsAuditory wordsWorking memoryVerbal learningNeural basisSuch deficitsCognitive deficitsCognitive functionParietal lobeLobe areasMagnetic resonance imagingCognitive dysfunction
1995
Functional significance of individual variations in callosal area
Yazgan M, Wexler B, Kinsbourne M, Peterson B, Leckman J. Functional significance of individual variations in callosal area. Neuropsychologia 1995, 33: 769-779. PMID: 7675166, DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(95)00018-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCallosal areaCorpus callosumMidsagittal cross-sectional areaDual-task interferenceDual-task performanceTime-sharing abilityBehavioral lateralityInterhemispheric connectionsWord listeningTask interferenceLine bisectionNormal adultsCross-sectional areaHemisphere conditionsBias testCallosumLateralityNormal variationFunctional significanceIndividual variation
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
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