Endocrinology - Testos: intro

3 important questions on Endocrinology - Testos: intro

By which axes is testosterone produced?

HPG : Hypothalamus - pituitary - gonadal axis

Is testosterone and antisocial hormone?

  • Gene expression of social peptides, oxytocin & vasopressin crucially depend on testos
  • testos is only social hormone, because it is needed to produce other hormones

Explain testosterone through the PNEC social brain model:

  • Testos decouples the amygdala & OFC
  • Testos couples amygdala to PAG
  • causes men to be less emotional in decision making

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