Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Testosterone link to aggression may be all in the mind : Nature News

Testosterone link to aggression may be all in the mind : Nature News:
"Women who received testosterone made significantly higher offers than those who received placebo — an average of 3.9 money units compared with the placebo group's average offer of 3.4 money units.

'In the socially complex human environment, pro-social behaviour, not aggression, secures status,' says Michael Naef, an experimental economist at the Royal Holloway, University of London, who is a co-author on the paper."

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