Sex, sexual orientation and sex hormones influence human cognitive function

doi:10.1016/S0959-4388(96)80081-X

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volume 6, Issue 2, April 1996, Pages 259-263

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Abstract

Superior performance by women on a task requiring object location memory has challenged the traditional view that men excel on all spatial tasks. Sexual orientation is also associated with variation in cognitive ability pattern, but such association appears to be more consistent for a real-world targetting task than for paper-and-pencil spatial tests. Finally, there is increasing evidence that early exposure to sex hormones has lasting effects on problem-solving behaviour; moreover, current fluctuations in sex hormones in both men and women are associated with changes in cognitive pattern.

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Sex, sexual orientation and sex hormones influence human cognitive function

Abstract

Ethology Sociobiol

Neuropsychologia

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Psychoneuroendocrinology

J Psychiatry Neurosci

Brain Cogn

Curr Directions Psychol Sci

Behav Neurosci

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Sci Am

Behav Brain Sci

Aphasiology

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Sci Am

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Behav Brain Sci

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Sex differences in intelligence and brain size: a paradox resolved

Pers Individ Diff

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Int J Educ Res

Beyond sex differences in visuo-spatial processing: the impact of gender trait possession

Br J Psychol