Andrew Huberman· PhD
One of the common myths that's out there, and I think that persists, is that testosterone makes animals and humans aggressive, and estrogen makes animals placid and kind or emotional.
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We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
One of the common myths that's out there, and I think that persists, is that testosterone makes animals and humans aggressive, and estrogen makes animals placid and kind or emotional.
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One of the common myths that's out there and I think that persists is that testosterone makes animals and humans aggressive and estrogen makes animals placid and kind or emotional. And as we both know, nothing could be further from the truth.