Gender's effect on the hemispheric laterality of Rembrandt's portraits

Spatial Vision

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 19-26

  Schirillo, James A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Hemispheric laterality; Portraits; Rembrandt

Indexed keywords

PAINTING;

GENDER DIFFERENCES; PORTRAITS; SEXUAL ATTRACTIVENESS;

FACE RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ART; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PAINTING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PAINTINGS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PORTRAITS AS TOPIC; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 36549050682     PISSN: 01691015     EISSN: 15685683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856808782713753     Document Type: Article

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