title: Gender differences in facial expression recognition in survivors of pediatric brain tumors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relation between gender, history of cranial radiation therapy (CRT) and facial expression recognition (FER) skill in survivors of pediatric brain tumors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-three survivors (27 females) completed a measure of FER and an intelligence test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significant interaction between gender and CRT on ability to interpret low-intensity facial expressions, such that females who had not had CRT made fewer errors than either females who had CRT or males.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A history of CRT has a notable effect on FER skill in females: girls who received CRT performed significantly more poorly than girls who did not.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA. willa011@duke.edu
authors.forename: Victoria W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Willard
authors.forename: Kristina K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.forename: Melanie J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bonner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000523:psychology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D001921:Brain / Q000528:radiation effects; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002648:Child; D016371:Cranial Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004644:Emotions / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000523:psychology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005149:Facial Expression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence / Q000528:radiation effects; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000523:psychology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012917:Social Adjustment; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*