testosterone may reduce empathy by reducing brain connectivity /

Published at 2016-03-31 05:40:25

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tall levels of testosterone may reduce empathy (sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own) by interfering with communication between parts of the brain involved in emotion,according to a study to be published in the journal Psychoneuroendicinology. There is a large body of scientific research linking testosterone, a hormone produced in larger quantities by men’s bodies and in smaller quantities in women’s [...]

Source: psypost.org