Verbal and spatial functions during different phases of the menstrual cycle

Psychiatria Danubina

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-79

  Šimič, Nataša ^a   Santini, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZADAR   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Femininity; Masculinity; Menstrual cycle; Spatial abilities; Verbal abilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MASCULINITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX ROLE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; APTITUDE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROGESTERONE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84860820941     PISSN: 03535053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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