Chapter
Testosterone and Aggression: It's Not What You Think
36:01 - 45:19 (09:18)
Testosterone tends to increase competitiveness while estrogen causes aggression in the brain by binding to estrogen receptor-containing neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus, and not testosterone as is commonly believed.
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Hormones like testosterone and estrogen can increase aggressiveness, but it's actually the aromatization of testosterone into estrogen that triggers dramatic aggression in animals and humans.
36:01 - 45:19 (09:18)
Hormones
Summary
Hormones like testosterone and estrogen can increase aggressiveness, but it's actually the aromatization of testosterone into estrogen that triggers dramatic aggression in animals and humans.