Genetic and environmental sex differences in mental rotation ability: A Japanese twin study

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 437-443

  Suzuki, Kunitake ^a   Shikishima, Chizuru ^a   Ando, Juko ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genetic and environmental factors; Mental rotation; Sex differences; Twin; Variance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMAGERY; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL ROTATION; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053471243     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.14.5.437     Document Type: Article

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