Sex differences in the perception of tactile simultaneity

Cortex

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 323-335

  Geffen, Gina ^a   Rosa, Virginia ^a   Luciano, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Sex differences; Tactile simultaneity tasks; Temporal processing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOUCH;

EID: 0033932085     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70844-X     Document Type: Article

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