Sex differences in face gender recognition in humans

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 443-449

  Cellerino, Alessandro ^a,b   Borghetti, Davide ^c   Sartucci, Ferdinando ^b,c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evolutionary psychology; Face perception; Gender differences; Spatial filtration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; FILTER; GENDER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFORMATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 3042755166     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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