Andrew Huberman· PhD
But yes, in terms of these early organizing effects of hormones, those seem very robust in most studies. These later effects are sort of activation of neural circuits by hormones.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
But yes, in terms of these early organizing effects of hormones, those seem very robust in most studies. These later effects are sort of activation of neural circuits by hormones.
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So after this early critical period and I know you've talked about critical periods before in your in your podcast there's a critical window that is species specific when hormones sort of organize the brain sort of irreversibly set down circuits and then you know the gonads testes and ovaries go quscent until puberty hits and then at puberty the hormones come back on again and then they activate if you will these circuits so that adult behaviors can be displayed.