2006
Computer-assisted cognitive remediation in schizophrenia: What is the active ingredient?
Kurtz MM, Seltzer JC, Shagan DS, Thime WR, Wexler BE. Computer-assisted cognitive remediation in schizophrenia: What is the active ingredient? Schizophrenia Research 2006, 89: 251-260. PMID: 17070671, PMCID: PMC2095777, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionCognition DisordersComputer User TrainingComputer-Assisted InstructionFemaleHumansMaleMemory, Short-TermMental RecallMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPattern Recognition, VisualProblem SolvingReaction TimeRemedial TeachingSchizophreniaSchizophrenic LanguageSchizophrenic PsychologySpeech PerceptionConceptsComputer-assisted cognitive remediationTraining control conditionCognitive remediationNeurocognitive functionComprehensive neuropsychological test batteryCognitive remediation interventionsCognitive remediation trainingSpatial episodic memoryControl conditionNeuropsychological test batteryEpisodic memoryComplex behavioral treatmentsBody of researchCognitive stimulationRemediation interventionsCognitive challengesNeurocognitive testsProcessing speedBehavioral treatmentTest batteryMemoryExperimental interventionSchizophreniaNon-specific stimulationIntervention
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 testDurability of cognitive remediation training in schizophrenia: performance on two memory tasks at 6-month and 12-month follow-up
Fiszdon JM, Bryson GJ, Wexler BE, Bell MD. Durability of cognitive remediation training in schizophrenia: performance on two memory tasks at 6-month and 12-month follow-up. Psychiatry Research 2004, 125: 1-7. PMID: 14967547, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2003.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive remediation trainingSerial position taskComputerized cognitive remediationDigit span taskSpan taskRemediation trainingCognitive remediationMemory taskPosition taskComputerized cognitive remediation trainingWork therapyActive control conditionGroups of participantsSignificant group differencesComputerized trainingCognitive retrainingComputerized tasksTraining tasksCognitive improvementCognitive deficitsCompletion of trainingGroup differencesControl conditionTaskTraining
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
2000
Verbal Processing Deficits in Schizophrenia
Stevens A, Donegan N, Anderson M, Goldman-Rakic P, Wexler B. Verbal Processing Deficits in Schizophrenia. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2000, 109: 461-471. PMID: 11016116, DOI: 10.1037/0021-843x.109.3.461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerial position taskPosition taskVerbal tasksLanguage-related processingNonword stimuliProactive interferenceWord taskProcessing deficitsVerbal deficitsSpecific deficitsVisual presentationTaskDeficitsStimuliDifferential effectsSchizophrenic patientsDifferent testsToneSchizophreniaProcessingFindings