Differences in salivary testosterone, digit ratio and empathy between intellectually gifted and control boys

Intelligence

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 76-84

  Durdiaková, Jaroslava ^a   Celec, Peter ^a,b   Laznibatová, Jolana ^c   Minárik, Gabriel ^a,b   Lakatošová, Silvia ^a   Kubranská, Aneta ^a   Ostatníková, Daniela ^a  

^a Bratislava   (Slovakia)

^b Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

^c School for intellectually gifted children and Grammar School   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

2D:4D ratio; Androgen receptor; Empathy; Systemizing; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910018755     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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