title: Sex differences for selective forms of spatial memory.
abstract: In the present study, a systematic comparison of sex differences for several tests of spatial memory was conducted. Clear evidence for more accurate male performance was obtained for precise metric positional information in a wayfinding task and in an object location memory task. In contrast, no sex difference characterized topological information processing (object-to-position assignment). Together, these findings provide further insight in the specificity of sex differences in spatial memory and in the functional architecture of spatial memory. Implications for the relevant evolutionary basis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Psychological Laboratory, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. a.postma@fss.uu.nl
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Postma
authors.forename: Gerry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jager
authors.forename: Roy P C
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Kessels
authors.forename: Hans P F
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Koppeschaar
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Honk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D011939:Mental Recall; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology