Sex differences and menstrual cycle effects in human spatial memory

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-192

  Postma, Albert ^a   Winkel, Joke ^a   Tuiten, Adriaan ^a   Van Honk, Jack ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Menstrual cycle; Sex differences; Spatial memory; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0033011869     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(98)00073-0     Document Type: Article

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