A single administration of testosterone improves visuospatial ability in young women

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 612-617

  Aleman, André ^a,b   Bronk, Erik ^a   Kessels, Roy P C ^a   Koppeschaar, Hans P F ^b   Van Honk, Jack ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PLACEBOS; ROTATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TESTOSTERONE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 1642284356     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(03)00089-1     Document Type: Article

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