A key role for experimental task performance: Effects of math talent, gender and performance on the neural correlates of mental rotation

Brain and Cognition - Tập 78 - Trang 14-27 - 2012
Christian Hoppe1, Klaus Fliessbach1,2, Sven Stausberg1, Jelena Stojanovic1, Peter Trautner2, Christian E. Elger1,2, Bernd Weber1,2
1Department of Epileptology, University of Bonn Medical Centre, Germany
2Department of NeuroCognition, Life & Brain Centre, Germany

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