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Sex differences in spatial memory: a reanalysis of block tapping long-term memory according to the short-term memory
E Capitani1, M Laiacona, E Ciceri
1Clinica Neurologica dell'Università, Ospedale S. Paolo, Milano.
Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences
|October 1, 1991
Abstract:
This paper analyzes the spatial memory performance of 495 subjects. Both short-term and long-term memory have been analyzed by means of the Corsi block-tapping test. We provide separate norms for the learning of a supra-span sequence according to the level of spatial short-term memory. The long-term memory of males and females was compared in groups matched for spatial short-term memory, and the gender effect was never found to be significant. This finding is discussed in relation to the nature of sex differences in spatial abilities.