2023
Using micro-cognition biomarkers of neurosystem dysfunction to redefine ADHD subtypes: A scalable digital path to diagnosis based on brain function
Wexler B, Kish R. Using micro-cognition biomarkers of neurosystem dysfunction to redefine ADHD subtypes: A scalable digital path to diagnosis based on brain function. Psychiatry Research 2023, 326: 115348. PMID: 37494880, PMCID: PMC10517859, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor response inhibitionResponse inhibitionSymptom-based diagnosisGO/NOGO testMarked performance decrementsNew treatment developmentTD childrenADHD childrenADHD subtypesPerformance decrementsInconsistent attentionAbstract categoriesTreatment developmentNatural categoriesBrain functionADHDDifferent neuropathologiesChildren 6Individual patientsTreatment selection
2022
Returning to basic principles to develop more effective treatments for central nervous system disorders
Wexler BE. Returning to basic principles to develop more effective treatments for central nervous system disorders. Experimental Biology And Medicine 2022, 247: 856-867. PMID: 35172621, PMCID: PMC9158240, DOI: 10.1177/15353702221078291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemPositron emission tomographyNeuroplastic processesMagnetic stimulationCentral nervous system disordersFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) imagingNervous system disordersMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imagingSystem-based initiativesCNS diseasesClinical trialsEffective treatmentSystem disordersSide effectsNervous systemNew treatmentsClinical disordersCandidate drugsEmission tomographyBrain functionPreclinical research
2021
Atypical Dynamic Functional Network Connectivity State Engagement during Social–Emotional Processing in Schizophrenia and Autism
Hyatt CJ, Wexler BE, Pittman B, Nicholson A, Pearlson GD, Corbera S, Bell MD, Pelphrey K, Calhoun VD, Assaf M. Atypical Dynamic Functional Network Connectivity State Engagement during Social–Emotional Processing in Schizophrenia and Autism. Cerebral Cortex 2021, 32: 3406-3422. PMID: 34875687, PMCID: PMC9376868, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhab423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial-emotional processingDFNC statesDifferent neural processingFunction of emotionFunctional connectivity patternsHappy videosSad videosNeutral contentNeural processingTask scoresSpectrum disorderDifferential engagementDFNC measuresMore timeYoung adultsConnectivity patternsState engagementEmotionsSchizophreniaIndependent component analysisEngagementProcessingSignificant relationshipAlexithymia
2019
Dynamic functional connectivity in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder: Convergence, divergence and classification
Rabany L, Brocke S, Calhoun VD, Pittman B, Corbera S, Wexler BE, Bell MD, Pelphrey K, Pearlson GD, Assaf M. Dynamic functional connectivity in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder: Convergence, divergence and classification. NeuroImage Clinical 2019, 24: 101966. PMID: 31401405, PMCID: PMC6700449, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of Integrated Brain, Body, and Social (IBBS) intervention on ERP measures of attentional control in children with ADHD
Smith SD, Crowley MJ, Ferrey A, Ramsey K, Wexler BE, Leckman JF, Sukhodolsky DG. Effects of Integrated Brain, Body, and Social (IBBS) intervention on ERP measures of attentional control in children with ADHD. Psychiatry Research 2019, 278: 248-257. PMID: 31233935, PMCID: PMC6637759, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.06.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral measuresAttentional controlIntegrated brainGo/No-Go taskGo-P3 latencySlower reaction timesSocial interventionsRobust treatment effectAttentional systemADHD groupERP measuresDifference waveP3 latencyBrain activityADHDTAU groupEEG proceduresHealthy controlsHC groupReaction timeReplication purposesERPTreatment effectsChildrenSecondary goal
2015
Brain Activity During Cocaine Craving and Gambling Urges: An fMRI Study
Kober H, Lacadie CM, Wexler BE, Malison RT, Sinha R, Potenza MN. Brain Activity During Cocaine Craving and Gambling Urges: An fMRI Study. Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 41: 628-637. PMID: 26119472, PMCID: PMC5130138, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCD participantsCocaine dependenceCocaine cravingPG participantsPathological gamblingGender-specific therapiesBrain activityMagnetic resonance imagingNeural correlatesSelf-reported cravingInsula/Ventromedial prefrontal cortexNeurobiological similaritiesResonance imagingGambling urgesDrug cravingPrefrontal cortexDorsal mPFCControl participantsCravingFMRI studyMPFC regionFuture studiesParticipants
2014
Neural activation abnormalities during self-referential processing in schizophrenia: An fMRI study
Liu J, Corbera S, Wexler BE. Neural activation abnormalities during self-referential processing in schizophrenia: An fMRI study. Psychiatry Research 2014, 222: 165-171. PMID: 24795158, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2014.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivation abnormalitiesHealthy controlsCortical midline structuresMidline structuresBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signalLevel-dependent signalFunctional magnetic resonanceGeneral neuropathologySchizophrenia altersTemporal gyrusPatientsAbnormalitiesSchizophreniaActivation paradigmGreater signal increaseGroup differencesFMRI studyPosterior regionSelf-referential processingMothersMagnetic resonanceDependent signalsNeuropathologyControlGyrus
2012
A Cultural Neuroscience Approach to the Biosocial Nature of the Human Brain
Han S, Northoff G, Vogeley K, Wexler BE, Kitayama S, Varnum ME. A Cultural Neuroscience Approach to the Biosocial Nature of the Human Brain. Annual Review Of Psychology 2012, 64: 335-359. PMID: 22994921, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-071112-054629.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Neuropsychological Near Normality and Brain Structure Abnormality in Schizophrenia
Wexler BE, Zhu H, Bell MD, Nicholls SS, Fulbright RK, Gore JC, Colibazzi T, Amat J, Bansal R, Peterson BS. Neuropsychological Near Normality and Brain Structure Abnormality in Schizophrenia. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2008, 166: 189-195. PMID: 18765481, PMCID: PMC4288572, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08020258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy comparison subjectsComparison subjectsCognitive deficitsCalifornia Verbal Learning TestScores one standard deviationTests of attentionVerbal Learning TestContinuous Performance TestLarger third ventricle volumesMixed-model multivariate analysisSmaller gray matterWhite matterVentricle volumeSevere cognitive deficitsBrain structure abnormalitiesGray matterLearning TestLarger lateral ventricle volumesCognitive testsThird ventricle volumesLateral ventricle volumeWhite matter pathologySmaller white matterImpaired groupNeuropsychological testing
2005
Neural activity associated with stress-induced cocaine craving: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Sinha R, Lacadie C, Skudlarski P, Fulbright RK, Rounsaville BJ, Kosten TR, Wexler BE. Neural activity associated with stress-induced cocaine craving: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Psychopharmacology 2005, 183: 171-180. PMID: 16163517, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0147-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-induced cocaineCocaine-dependent individualsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging sessionNeural activityFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyMagnetic resonance imaging sessionCocaine cravingRegulation of emotionHippocampal/parahippocampal regionLevel-dependent signal changesRight fusiform gyrusStress-related vulnerabilityPara-limbic regionsAnterior cingulate regionsRight postcentral gyrusDependent signal changesMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyStress processingFusiform gyrusNeutral situationsSpecific frontalBOLD activationPersonal stressCingulate regionsCue-Induced Brain Activity Changes and Relapse in Cocaine-Dependent Patients
Kosten TR, Scanley BE, Tucker KA, Oliveto A, Prince C, Sinha R, Potenza MN, Skudlarski P, Wexler BE. Cue-Induced Brain Activity Changes and Relapse in Cocaine-Dependent Patients. Neuropsychopharmacology 2005, 31: 644-650. PMID: 16123763, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPosterior cingulate cortexCocaine-related cuesCocaine-dependent patientsBrain activationTreatment effectiveness scoreSensory association corticesBrain activity changesPCC activationCocaine cuesSuperior temporalBOLD activationCingulate cortexSubjective reportsTreatment developmentAssociation cortexCuesProcessing areasCocaine abusePhysiological activationCortexNonrelapsersBest predictorCocaine-free urinesDrug useNeurocognitive Function in Schizophrenia at a 10-Year Follow-Up: A Preliminary Investigation
Kurtz MM, Seltzer JC, Ferrand JL, Wexler BE. Neurocognitive Function in Schizophrenia at a 10-Year Follow-Up: A Preliminary Investigation. CNS Spectrums 2005, 10: 277-280. PMID: 15788955, DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900022598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurocognitive deficitsIntelligence quotientMiddle-age patientsSubgroup of patientsYears of treatmentSpecific neurocognitive skillsWechsler Adult Intelligence ScaleSustained auditory attentionMeasures of attentionNon-verbal memoryException of performanceFull-scale intelligence quotientNeurocognitive test performanceNeuropsychological test batteryAdult Intelligence ScalePatient ageIllness onsetDisease onsetMotor functionAuditory attentionNeurodevelopmental modelPatientsNeurocognitive skillsNeurocognitive functionMotor sequencing
2004
Functional MRI changes before and after onset of reported emotions
Prohovnik I, Skudlarski P, Fulbright RK, Gore JC, Wexler BE. Functional MRI changes before and after onset of reported emotions. Psychiatry Research 2004, 132: 239-250. PMID: 15664795, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2004.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingEmotional responsesConscious emotional experienceBrain regionsBrain-imaging studiesSubjective emotional responsesNegative emotional responsesFace social interactionsSuperior temporal gyrusMiddle frontal gyrusEmotion-related behaviorsDistinctive brain regionsMultiple brain regionsCognitive tasksEvoked emotionHealthy young adultsNeural correlatesSad conditionEmotional experienceFrontal gyrusReported onsetEmotional stimulationTemporal gyrusSensory regionsSocial interaction
2003
Gambling Urges in Pathological Gambling: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Potenza MN, Steinberg MA, Skudlarski P, Fulbright RK, Lacadie CM, Wilber MK, Rounsaville BJ, Gore JC, Wexler BE. Gambling Urges in Pathological Gambling: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 828-836. PMID: 12912766, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.8.828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathological gamblingGambling urgesBrain activityEchoplanar functional magnetic resonance imagingPG subjectsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyGroup differencesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingVentral anterior cingulateRegional brain activityBrain activity changesGambling cuesMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyNeural correlatesMotivational responsesBrain mechanismsGambling stimuliImpulse regulationTemporal epochsSad contentGambling behaviorOrbitofrontal cortexLimbic brain structuresAnterior cingulate
2002
Atypical Depression: Enhanced Right Hemispheric Dominance for Perceiving Emotional Chimeric Faces
Bruder GE, Stewart JW, McGrath PJ, Julie G, Wexler BE, Quitkin FM. Atypical Depression: Enhanced Right Hemispheric Dominance for Perceiving Emotional Chimeric Faces. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2002, 111: 446-454. PMID: 12150420, DOI: 10.1037/0021-843x.111.3.446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderAtypical depressionTypical depressionRight hemispheric dominanceNeurophysiologic studiesDepressive disorderHealthy controlsVegetative symptomsPatientsDistinct subtypesDiagnostic distinctionHemisphere biasHemispheric dominanceDepressionDysthymiaRight hemisphere biasFurther evidenceFace testHemispatial biasPhysical anhedoniaSymptomsSubtypesControl
2001
Functional MR imaging of regional brain activation associated with the affective experience of pain.
Fulbright R, Troche C, Skudlarski P, Gore J, Wexler B. Functional MR imaging of regional brain activation associated with the affective experience of pain. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2001, 177: 1205-10. PMID: 11641204, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.177.5.1771205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate gyrusSuperior frontal gyrusCingulate gyrusPain taskRight cuneusFunctional MRFrontal gyrusRight superior frontal gyrusBrain activationPain-related activationCold pressor testLeft anterior insulaExperience of painRegional brain activationFunctional MR imagingMotor-sensory areasPainful temperaturesPain thresholdLeft thalamusPressor testPainful levelsPostcentral gyrusPainFrontal lobeHealthy adultsFunctional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cocaine Craving
Wexler BE, Gottschalk CH, Fulbright RK, Prohovnik I, Lacadie CM, Rounsaville BJ, Gore JC. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cocaine Craving. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 158: 86-95. PMID: 11136638, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.1.86.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingHealthy subjectsCocaine-dependent subjectsMagnetic resonance imagingResonance imagingCocaine addictsReported onsetBrain activationBrain activityRegional brain activationFrontal lobe activationAnterior cingulate activationNeurobiology of addictionCocaine cravingAnterior cingulatePatientsFrontal lobePhysiologic linkSensory areasComparison of groupsDrug cravingDysphoric statesLess activationGeneral abnormalityCingulate activation
1999
California Verbal Learning Test practice effects in a schizophrenia sample
Hawkins K, Wexler B. California Verbal Learning Test practice effects in a schizophrenia sample. Schizophrenia Research 1999, 39: 73-78. PMID: 10480669, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-9964(99)00015-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPractice effectsCalifornia Verbal Learning TestVerbal Learning TestTest practice effectsLearning TestWeek 10Sample of personsNew learningSchizophrenia sampleLater performancePrior exposureNon-pharmacological interventionsSerial performanceSample of patientsClinical circumstancesWeek 14Psychiatric statusLearningSchizophreniaCVLTExact natureMemoryConsiderable retentionLarge effectExposure
1995
Comments on “Diminished cerebral metabolic response to motor stimulation in schizophrenics” by Guenther et al. (Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 1994, 244: 115–125)
Wexler B. Comments on “Diminished cerebral metabolic response to motor stimulation in schizophrenics” by Guenther et al. (Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 1994, 244: 115–125). European Archives Of Psychiatry And Clinical Neuroscience 1995, 246: 60-60. PMID: 8773220, DOI: 10.1007/bf02191816.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
1992
Beyond the Kraepelinean Dichotomy
Wexler B. Beyond the Kraepelinean Dichotomy. Biological Psychiatry 1992, 31: 539-541. PMID: 1581434, DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(92)90240-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research