Sex differences in the latency of the late event-related potential mental rotation effect

NeuroReport

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 349-353

  Gootjes, Liselotte ^a,b   Bruggeling, Emma C ^a   Magnée, Tessa ^a   Van Strien, Jan W ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Event related potentials; Hemispheric differences; Mental rotation; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; ROTATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 40049108448     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3282f519b3     Document Type: Article

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