To remember what one did yesterday is an example of an everyday episodic memory task,
in which a female advantage has sometimes been reported. Here, we quantify the impact of …

The goal of the present study was to quantify the magnitude of gender differences in object
location memory tasks. A total of 123 effect sizes (d) drawn from 36 studies were included in …

In the literature it is commonly reported that several spatial abilities decline with normal
aging, even though such a decline is not uniform. So far, it is not yet clear which spatial …

Background Recent studies show that gender may have a significant impact on brain
functions. However, the reports of sex effects on spatial ability and synaptic plasticity in …

Reports of sex differences in wayfinding have typically used paradigms sensitive to the
female advantage (navigation by landmarks) or sensitive to the male advantage (navigation …

Spatial abilities refer to the cognitive processes involved in locating targets in space,
perceiving distance and directional relationships, and mentally transforming objects with …

Sex differences in human spatial navigation are well known. However, the exact strategies
that males and females employ in order to navigate successfully around the environment are …

In order to explore the developmental patterns of sex differences in verbal and visuospatial
abilities, the present study investigated sex differences in various cognitive abilities among …

Social cognition remains one of the most difficult cognitive domains to assess in diverse
populations due to a lack of culturally appropriate tools. This study systematically reviewed …

In both humans and rodents, males typically excel on a number of tasks requiring spatial
ability. However, human females exhibit advantages in memory for the spatial location of …