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Hemispheric superiority in reaction time to faces: a sex difference

G Rizzolatti, H A Buchtel

    Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior
    |September 1, 1977
    PubMed
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    Males show faster reaction times to faces presented to the right hemisphere compared to the left. This sex-specific hemispheric difference in face processing suggests a lateralized facial recognition mechanism active only in males.

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