Picture recall skills correlate with 2D:4D ratio in women but not men

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 174-181

  Poulin, Mary ^a   O'Connell, Rachael L ^a   Freeman, Louise M ^a  

^a MARY BALDWIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Digit ratio; Human sex differences; Mental rotation; Placement recall; Spatial memory; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542459311     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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