SOURCE: Medical News Today
DATE: Arpil 18. 2007
EXCERPT: "In one of the first research studies to assess sex differences in cognitive performance in nonhuman primates, researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center have found the tendency to use landmarks for navigation is typical only of females.
.. This finding, which corroborates findings in rodents and humans and is available in the online edition of Hormones and Behavior, suggests there is not just a difference in how well females and males solve spatial problems, but also in which types of cues they use to solve such problems. Researchers are applying this knowledge to gain a better understanding of how the brain develops and functions. " more
RELATED PUBMED LINK:
Herman RA, Wallen K. Cognitive performance in rhesus monkeys varies by sex and prenatal androgen exposure. Horm Behav. 2007 Apr;51(4):496-507. Epub 2007 Jan 27.
Sandstrom NJ. Sex differences in use of visual cues by rhesus monkeys performing a spatial learning task: comment on "Cognitive performance in rhesus monkeys varies by sex and prenatal androgen exposure" by Herman and Wallen. Horm Behav. 2007 Aug;52(2):139-42. Epub 2007 Jun 2. No abstract available.
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