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Women are more sensitive than men to prior trial events on the Stop-signal task.

Sexual dimorphism in the brain and cognition is a topic of widespread interest. Many studies of sex differences have focused on visuospatial and verbal abilities, but few studies have investigated sex differences in executive functions. We examined two key components of executive function - response...

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Published in:British Journal of Psychology Vol. 105; no. 2; pp. 254 - 273
Main Authors: Thakkar, Katharine N., Congdon, Eliza, Poldrack, Russell A., Sabb, Fred W., London, Edythe D., Cannon, Tyrone D., Bilder, Robert M.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell May2014
Subjects:
Age distribution
Cognition
Men
Sex distribution
Women
Task performance
Chi-squared test
Probability theory
Reaction time
Research funding
Descriptive statistics
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost