Estradiol levels during the menstrual cycle differentially affect latencies to right and left hemispheres during dichotic listening: An ERP study

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-261

  Tillman, Gail D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dichotic listening; ERP; Estradiol; Event related potential; Hemispheric asymmetry; Menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHOTIC LISTENING; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BEHAVIOR; CEREBRUM; DICHOTIC LISTENING TESTS; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ESTRADIOL; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; REACTION TIME; SALIVA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949132160     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.06.018     Document Type: Article

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