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KMID : 1143320210100010105
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Therapeutic Science for Neurorehabilitation
2021 Volume.10 No. 1 p.105 ~ p.114
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Sex Differences in Episodic Memory and Spatial Cognition in Healthy Younger Adults
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Kim Seon-Kyeom
Park Jin-Young
Park Jin-Hyuck
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Abstract
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Objective : The purpose of this study was to identify and compare the sex differences in episodic memory and spatial cognition in healthy young adults.
Methods : Forty-eight undergraduates (male=24, female=24) were assessed for sex differences using the visual stimuli episodic memory task and the virtual reality-based spatial cognition task. The accuracy rates (%) for the What, Where, and When conditions of the episodic memory task and the average distance error (cm) for 10 trials of the spatial cognition task were analyzed.
Results : There were no significant sex differences between the three conditions. The male participants showed a significantly higher performance on the spatial cognition task than the female participants
Conclusion : The results of this study indicated that the sex differences in episodic memory could be altered by the test methods. Although episodic memory and spatial cognition mainly depend on the hippocampus, the sex-related differences between the two functions were inconsistent, suggesting that these two functions are independent.
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KEYWORD
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Episodic memory, Hippocampal function, Spatial cognition, Younger adults
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