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Sex differences in visuo-spatial processing: An fMRI study of mental rotation

Hugdahl, Kenneth, Thomsen, Tormod, Ersland, Lars·2006·Neuropsychologia
DOI 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2006.01.026
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Following the theoretical framework of coordinate and categorical principals for visuo-spatial processing, originally formulated by [Kosslyn, S. M. (1987). Seeing and imagining in the cerebral hemispheres: AQ computational approach. Psychological Review, 94, 148-175], we present data from an fMRI study on mental rotation, using the classic [Shepard, R. N., & Metzler, J. (1971). Mental rotation of three-dimensional objects. Science, 171, 701-703] task, comparing males and females. Subjects were presented with black-and-white drawings of 3-D shapes taken from the set of 3-D perspective drawings developed by [Shepard, R. N., & Metzler, J. (1971). Mental rotation of three-dimensional objects. Science, 171, 701-703], alternated with 2-D white bars as control stimuli. The drawings were presented pairwise, as black and white drawings against a black circular background. On half of the trials, the two 3-D shapes were congruent but portrayed with different orientation, in the other half the two shapes were incongruent. Analysis of response accuracy and reaction times did not reveal any significant differences between the sexes. However, clusters of significant neuronal activation were found in the superior parietal lobule (BA 7), more intensely over the right hemisphere, and bilaterally in the inferior frontal gyrus (BA 44/45). Males showed predominantly parietal activation, while the females, in addition, showed inferior frontal activation. We suggest that males may be biased towards…

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Authors
Hugdahl, K., Thomsen, T., & Ersland, L.
Affiliations
Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
Corresponding author
Hugdahl, Kenneth
ORCID
Hugdahl, Kenneth
Venue
Neuropsychologia
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-01
Volume
44
Issue
9
Pages
1575-1583
ISSN
0028-3932 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2006.01.026
OpenAlex
W1978753300
Cited by
368
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FWCI
48.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
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  • Neuropsychologia (publishedVersion)
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Spatial Cognition and Navigation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Keywords
sex differences, mental rotation, visuospatial processing, superior parietal lobule, inferior frontal gyrus, hemispheric lateralization, brain activation
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Imagination, Functional Laterality, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Oxygen, Photic Stimulation, Psychomotor Performance, Reaction Time, Sex Characteristics, Space Perception, Visual Perception

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