Perception and understanding of intentions and actions: Does gender matter?

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 449, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-136

  Pavlova, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body actions; Gender differences; Perception and understanding of intentions and actions; Visual social perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BRAIN; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; INTENTION; KINESICS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57049175151     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.10.102     Document Type: Article

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