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Články z EurekAlertTwo-faced testosterone can make you nasty or nice

8. 3 2010 (06:00)

Is aggression always the best response to a challenge? Testosterone may not necessarily cause aggression but behavior can drive testosterone secretion.In an evaluation for Faculty of 1000, Robert Sapolsky highlights a study published in Nature which assessed how testosterone affects human behavior in a 'pro-social' situation -- an environment where it is beneficial for a person to help someone else.