Remembering our origin: Gender differences in spatial memory are reflected in gender differences in hippocampal lateralization

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 256, Issue , 2013, Pages 219-228

  Persson, Jonas ^a   Herlitz, Agneta ^b   Engman, Jonas ^a   Morell, Arvid ^c   Sjölie, Daniel ^d   Wikström, Johan ^c   Söderlund, Hedvig ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender difference; Hippocampus; Laterality; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BOLD SIGNAL; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY; ADOLESCENT; COMPUTER INTERFACE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883268004     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.07.050     Document Type: Article

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