Gender and social environment modulate the effects of testosterone on social behavior: Comment on Eisenegger et al.

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 509-510

  Josephs, Robert A ^a   Mehta, Pranjal H ^b   Carré, Justin M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; HORMONE RESPONSE; LETTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 82455171993     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: 1879307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2011.09.002     Document Type: Letter

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