Correlations between nonverbal intelligence and peripheral nerve conduction velocity in right-handed subjects: Sex-related differences

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 123-128

  Tan, Üner ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain; Cognition; Intelligence; Nerve conduction velocity; Sex

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029982741     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8760(96)00006-2     Document Type: Article

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