Spatial abilities during the circalunar cycle in both sexes

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 484-487

  Ostatníková, Daniela ^a   Hodosy, Július ^a   Skokíová, Martina ^a   Putz, Zdeněk ^b   Kúdela, Matúš ^a   Celec, Peter ^a  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^b Endocrinological Institute   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Androgen; Circalunar; Circatrigintan; Rhythm; Spatial abilities; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956268980     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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