Sex-related differences in motor learning and performance

被引:51
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作者
Moreno-Briseno, Pablo [1 ]
Diaz, Rosalinda [1 ]
Campos-Romo, Aurelio [1 ]
Fernandez-Ruiz, Juan [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Fisiol, Fac Med, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
[2] Univ Veracruzana, Fac Psicol, Xalapa 91000, Veracruz, Mexico
来源
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN FUNCTIONS | 2010年 / 6卷
关键词
PRISM ADAPTATION; VISUOMOTOR ADAPTATION; MEMORY;
D O I
10.1186/1744-9081-6-74
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Gender differences have been shown across many domains, and motor skills are no exception. One of the most robust findings is a significant sex difference in throwing accuracy, which reflects the advantage of men in targeting abilities. However, little is known about the basis of this difference. To try to dissect possible mechanisms involved in this difference, here we tested for gender variations in a prism adaptation throwing task. We tested 154 subjects in a visuomotor prism adaptation task that discriminates between motor performance, visuomotor adaptation and negative aftereffects. Our results corroborate men's significant better throwing accuracy, although there were no adaptation differences between genders. In contrast, women showed significant larger negative aftereffects, which could be explained by a larger contribution of spatial alignment. These results suggest that different learning mechanisms, like strategic calibration and spatial alignment, may have different contributions in men and women.
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