Androgens and eye movements in women and men during a test of mental rotation ability

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-204

  Alexander, Gerianne M ^a   Son, Troy ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye tracking; Sex differences; Spatial ability

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGENS; APTITUDE; ATTENTION; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 34447639061     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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