Sex differences for selective forms of spatial memory.
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.
Postma
Albert
A
Psychological Laboratory, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. a.postma@fss.uu.nl
Jager
Gerry
G
Kessels
Roy P C
RP
Koppeschaar
Hans P F
HP
van Honk
Jack
J
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