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
1996
Affective reactivity of cognitive functioning and family history in schizophrenia
Docherty N, Grosh E, Wexler B. Affective reactivity of cognitive functioning and family history in schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 1996, 39: 59-64. PMID: 8719127, DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(95)00102-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAffective reactivityNegative affectCognitive functioningRight ear advantageDichotic listening testThought disorder symptomsNegative stimuliNegative taskNeutral taskDisorder symptomsCognitive symptomsThought disorderFamily psychiatric historyOutpatient sampleListening testsAffectSchizophreniaFunctioningTaskSchizophrenic inpatientsPsychiatric historyDisordersStimuliSymptomsFindings
1992
Dichotic listening in monozygotic twins discordant and concordant for schizophrenia
Ragland J, Goldberg T, Wexler B, Gold J, Torrey E, Weinberger D. Dichotic listening in monozygotic twins discordant and concordant for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 1992, 7: 177-183. PMID: 1515379, DOI: 10.1016/0920-9964(92)90048-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDichotic listeningSmaller right-ear advantageAllocation of attentionDichotic listening scoresRight ear advantageDichotic listening testNeutral wordsEmotional wordsEmotional stimuliLateralized representationEar advantageLeft hemisphereListening scoresWord versionHandedness scoresListening tests
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
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 correlationGroupHospitalizationPatientsAdmissionPathogenesesTestosteroneChanges 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
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
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