11. The argument is based on research that males outperform females on tasks of mental rotation . 12. Their experiment specifically tested mental rotation on three-dimensional objects. 13. Compare, for instance, arithmetic operations in the quantitative system with mental rotation in the spatial system. 14. Males have been specifically found to perform better on spatial visualization, spatial perception, and mental rotation . 15. A mental rotation test ( MRT ) was carried out on gymnasts, orienteers, runners, and non athletes. 16. Specifically, males have an advantage in tests that require the mental rotation or manipulation of an object. 17. These findings help to explain the lack of association previously reported between VVIQ scores and mental rotation performance. 18. In order to explain this difference, we can look at the brain activation during a mental rotation task. 19. In a typical mental rotation task, participants see two brain hemispheres, whereas non-musicians use mostly their right hemisphere. 20. Metastudies show a male advantage in mental rotation and assessing horizontality and verticality and a female advantage in spatial memory.
