Aatube@lemmy.dbzer0.com to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoNo relationship between testosterone and risk aversion: A meta-analytic reviewwww.sciencedirect.comexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up193arrow-down1external-linkNo relationship between testosterone and risk aversion: A meta-analytic reviewwww.sciencedirect.comAatube@lemmy.dbzer0.com to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square25linkfedilinkfile-text
Basically testosterone does not appear to encourage risk-taking. Other outlets: https://nautil.us/the-unbelievable-strength-of-the-testosterone-myth-1280799 https://www.psypost.org/the-testosterone-myth-large-analysis-finds-no-link-between-the-macho-hormone-and-risk-taking/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41638539/
minus-squareSippyCup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoPrenatal testosterone has well studied effects but brain development isn’t one of them. It’s equally possible that the default state is risk taking, and estrogen causes risk averse behavior.
minus-squarepanthera_@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 days agoUnlikely since all fetuses by default are female. In males, the hormone, androgen masculinizes the fetus.
Prenatal testosterone has well studied effects but brain development isn’t one of them.
It’s equally possible that the default state is risk taking, and estrogen causes risk averse behavior.
Unlikely since all fetuses by default are female. In males, the hormone, androgen masculinizes the fetus.