Having a Male Co-Twin Masculinizes Mental Rotation Performance in Females

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1069-1071

  Vuoksimaa, Eero ^a   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a,b   Kremen, William S ^c,d   Hokkanen, Laura ^a   Viken, Richard J ^e   Tuulio Henriksson, Annamari ^a,b   Rose, Richard J ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77958095681     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610376075     Document Type: Article

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