Effects of hormonal contraceptives on mental rotation and verbal fluency

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1239-1248

  Griksiene, Ramune ^a   Ruksenas, Osvaldas ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Menstrual cycle; Mental rotation; Mood; Oral contraceptive; Progestin; Salivary sex hormones; Verbal fluency

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL ROTATION; MENTAL TASK; MOOD; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; VERBAL FLUENCY;

ADULT; AFFECT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ROTATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051474216     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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