Two- and three-dimensional mental rotation tasks lead to different parietal laterality for men and women

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 235-246

  Roberts, Jonathan E ^a   Ann Bell, Martha ^b  

^a Armstrong State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroencephalogram (EEG) activation; Mental rotation; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CIRCLING BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0142227055     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(03)00195-8     Document Type: Article

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