Titre du document / Document title

Body asymmetry and intellectual pattern

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

KIMURA D. ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

Univ. Western Ontario, de. psychology, London ON N6A 5C2, CANADA

Résumé / Abstract

Young men and women who had made self-inspections of direction of testicular- or breast-size asymmetry, were evaluated on a battery of cognitive tests. Tests were categorized as Masculine (generally performed better by men), Feminine (better by women), or Neutral (favouring neither). Men and women with larger right sides performed relatively better on Masculine tasks, whereas those with larger left sides performed relatively better on Feminine tasks. The findings are interpreted to mean that gonadal/somatic asymmetry may be a marker of early development of certain sexually dimorphic neural systems, whether or not it directly reflects brain hemispheric asymmetry. The data suggest a significant biological contribution to intellectual pattern

Revue / Journal Title

Personality and individual differences   ISSN 0191-8869   CODEN PEIDD9 

Source / Source

1994, vol. 17, n^o1, pp. 53-60 (37 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Elsevier, Oxford, ROYAUME-UNI  (1980) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Interindividual comparison ; Intellectual ability ; Sex ; Asymmetry ; Morphometry ; Testicle ; Mammary gland ; Human ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Comparaison interindividuelle ; Aptitude intellectuelle ; Sexe ; Asymétrie ; Morphométrie ; Testicule ; Glande mammaire ; Homme ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Comparación interindividual ; Aptitud intelectual ; Sexo ; Asimetría ; Morfometría ; Testículo ; Glándula mamaria ; Hombre ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 18816, 35400004635026.0060