Neural basis of stereotype-induced shifts in women's mental rotation performance

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-19

  Wraga, Maryjane ^a   Helt, Molly ^a   Jacobs, Emily ^b   Sullivan, Kerry ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

fMRI; Intellectual performance; Mental rotation; Spatial cognition; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; STEREOTYPY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL INFORMATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE NET; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; ROTATION; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 34447631536     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsl041     Document Type: Article

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