On Methods for the Analysis of Indefinite Stimuli Perception Characteristics: an fMRT Study of Gender-Specific Differences
- Authors: Fyodorov A.A.1, Pervushina O.N.1, Bliznyuk M.V.1, Khoroshilov B.M.1, Melnikov M.E.1,2, Mazhirina K.G.1,2, Stark M.B.1,2, Savelov A.A.3, Petrovsky E.D.3, Kozlova L.I.1,2
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Affiliations:
- Novosibirsk State University
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics
- International Tomographic Center, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 161, No 3 (2016)
- Pages: 430-433
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0007-4888/article/view/237484
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-016-3431-1
- ID: 237484
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Abstract
Comparative identification of cerebral regions activated in men and women during perception of indefinite images was carried out by fMRT and psychological testing. Nine men and nine women aged 20–26 years took part in the study. The volunteers examined simple geometric figures, slightly structurized images (tables from Rorschach’s test), and images of impossible figures. Activation in the cerebellum and visual cortex (bilateral) was more pronounced in women in response to all types of images and less so in the right G. temporalis medius. The right frontal regions (G. precentralis, G. frontalis superior, G. frontalis medius) were also stronger activated in women in response to indefinite stimuli.
About the authors
A. A. Fyodorov
Novosibirsk State University
Email: mikhail-melnikov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
O. N. Pervushina
Novosibirsk State University
Email: mikhail-melnikov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
M. V. Bliznyuk
Novosibirsk State University
Email: mikhail-melnikov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
B. M. Khoroshilov
Novosibirsk State University
Email: mikhail-melnikov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
M. E. Melnikov
Novosibirsk State University; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Author for correspondence.
Email: mikhail-melnikov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk; Novosibirsk
K. G. Mazhirina
Novosibirsk State University; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Email: mikhail-melnikov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk; Novosibirsk
M. B. Stark
Novosibirsk State University; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Email: mikhail-melnikov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk; Novosibirsk
A. A. Savelov
International Tomographic Center, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: mikhail-melnikov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
E. D. Petrovsky
International Tomographic Center, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: mikhail-melnikov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk
L. I. Kozlova
Novosibirsk State University; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Email: mikhail-melnikov@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk; Novosibirsk