Effects of cue types on sex differences in human spatial memory

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 336-342

  Chai, Xiaoqian J ^a,b   Jacobs, Lucia F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive map; Cue use; Geographical slant; Sex differences; Spatial memory; Virtual environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL MEMORY; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249153092     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.11.039     Document Type: Article

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