Human evolution and the brain representation of semantic knowledge: Is there a role for sex differences?

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 158-168

  Laiacona, Marcella ^a   Barbarotto, Riccardo ^b   Capitani, Erminio ^c  

^a Veruno Medical Centre   (Italy)

^b Istituto Clinico S Ambrogio   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Semantic memory; Sex differences; Sexual division of labor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 32644484714     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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