Sex differences in the recognition of emotional prosody in late childhood and adolescence

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 429-435

  Fujisawa, Takashi X ^a   Shinohara, Kazuyuki ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Emotion; Prosody; Puberty; Recognition; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; SALIVA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 80755153628     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12576-011-0156-9     Document Type: Article

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