nightling is offline nightling Post #1  March 19,2010, 5:46am
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More Trouble with Testosterone | Psychology Today

more interesting stuff on hormones and what they do to influence us ...
 
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jayjay is offline jayjay Post #2  March 19,2010, 5:54am
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...things seem to have gotten quiet around here.

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Yes, I did find it interesting. I do think it likely that a lot of our behavior is strongly influenced by our biology (such as hormonal factors). This can relate to both differences between individuals and differences between the sexes.
 
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The book the male brain also confirms this. That's why I have changed my age setting to a little higher. As men age the testosterone drops and it doesnt fight with the oxiwhatchmacallit.
 
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The book the male brain also confirms this. That's why I have changed my age setting to a little higher. As men age the testosterone drops and it doesnt fight with the oxiwhatchmacallit.
I'ma start calling it oxywhatchamacalit too livenlearn bc I keep getting oxytocin and oxycontin mixed up.
 
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nightling wrote :
I'ma start calling it oxywhatchamacalit too livenlearn bc I keep getting oxytocin and oxycontin mixed up.
LOL, yup.
The vasowhateversin one reminds me of an antibiotic.
 
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Ah testosterone !

Implicated in male pattern baldness, an increased risk of premature death by heart disease and millions of bar-fights.

There should be a Surgeon-Generals warning.
 
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Ah testosterone !

Implicated in male pattern baldness, an increased risk of premature death by heart disease and millions of bar-fights.

There should be a Surgeon-Generals warning.
What I also find interesting is that it doesn't seem to have the same cascade of effects in women that it does in men. I read a research paper a while back showing an almost opposite effect on women — it made them more cooperative.
 
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What I also find interesting is that it doesn't seem to have the same cascade of effects in women that it does in men. I read a research paper a while back showing an almost opposite effect on women — it made them more cooperative.
You quite like psychology, I notice. Is it a personal interest, or does it relate to your professional life as well ?
 
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angloaustralian wrote :
You quite like psychology, I notice. Is it a personal interest, or does it relate to your professional life as well ?
I am interested in everything ... but have sorta doubted the details of how a 4 million year old shark attacked its prey once upon a long time ago or the shocking recipe for killer electrons would be that interesting to anyone else.
 
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nightling wrote :
What I also find interesting is that it doesn't seem to have the same cascade of effects in women that it does in men. I read a research paper a while back showing an almost opposite effect on women — it made them more cooperative.
I don't know anything about that particular study....but I think there's a good chance that the effect of hormones on 'cooperativeness' could be quite different depending upon whether the person is interacting with someone of their own....or the opposite....gender. I wouldn't be surprised if it's easier to cause male-female cooperativeness than male-male or female-female.
 
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