The effect of mental rotation on changes in plasma testosterone and cortisol levels

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1005-1012

  Durdiaková, Jaroslava ^a   Hodosy, Július ^a   Kubranská, Aneta ^a   Ostatníková, Daniela ^a   Celec, Peter ^a,b  

^a Bratislava   (Slovakia)

^b Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Hormonal changes; Mental rotation; Plasma; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867420315     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-012-0084-6     Document Type: Article

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