Spatial perception and mental rotation produce gender differences in cerebral hemovelocity: A TCD study

Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-45

  Walter, K D ^a   Roberts, A E ^a   Brownlow, S ^a  

^a CATAWBA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow velocity; Gender differences; Hemispheric asymmetry; Mental rotation; Spatial perception; Transcranial Doppler sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NORMAL HUMAN; ROTATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034014364     PISSN: 02698803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//0269-8803.14.1.37     Document Type: Article

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