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Gender differences in facial expression recognition in survivors of pediatric brain tumors
Victoria W Willard1, Kristina K Hardy, Melanie J Bonner
1Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA. willa011@duke.edu
Objective:
To examine the relation between gender, history of cranial radiation therapy (CRT) and facial expression recognition (FER) skill in survivors of pediatric brain tumors.
Methods:
Fifty-three survivors (27 females) completed a measure of FER and an intelligence test.
Results:
There was a significant interaction between gender and CRT on ability to interpret low-intensity facial expressions, such that females who had not had CRT made fewer errors than either females who had CRT or males.
Conclusion:
A history of CRT has a notable effect on FER skill in females: girls who received CRT performed significantly more poorly than girls who did not.
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