A recent study in Psychological Science discovered a positive correlation between agentic narcissism and testosterone levels in men. While agentic narcissism (associated with assertiveness and feelings of superiority) was found to relate to elevated testosterone levels, antagonistic and neurotic narcissism...
New research reveals that testosterone's effect on the brain's emotional regulation regions changes over time, facilitating control during adolescence but impeding it in adulthood. This discovery underscores the complex, age-dependent role of this hormone in brain development. The study was...
New research published in Heliyon explores the relationship between prenatal testosterone exposure and psychopathic personality traits. The findings indicate that there is a connection between prenatal testosterone exposure and increased egocentricity among men, but not among women. These results add...
New research provides evidence that some aspects of the Dark Triad of personality are linked to markers of prenatal testosterone exposure. The findings, published in Biological Psychology, shed light on the relationship between biological processes and personality development.
An experimental study in China has found that administering a single dose of testosterone gel to healthy males improved how quickly they learned to perform prosocial tasks compared to the group that received placebo. The study was published in Biological...
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