Andrew Huberman· PhD
Dopamine on the other hand has a profound effect on testosterone levels and vice versa.
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Dopamine on the other hand has a profound effect on testosterone levels and vice versa.
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and we're gonna talk about the relationship between estrogen and testosterone and the dopamine system because those hormones actually bias dopamine to be released.
And in general, testosterone tends to collaborate with and increase the action of dopamine. That's not always the case, but in general, when testosterone goes up, dopamine goes up and sometimes even vice versa.
testosterone is pro-libido. It's pro-desire in men and women. I think now people are starting to appreciate that it's pro-desire in women as well, but certainly in men, and that dopamine is also associated with desire.