Andrew Huberman· PhD
And the reality is testosterone does no such thing, it doesn't cause aggression.
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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.
And the reality is testosterone does no such thing, it doesn't cause aggression.
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When you look closely, we've got cause and effect stuff, sexual behavior raises testosterone levels, aggression raises testosterone levels. Your levels before had were barely predictive of what's going to happen, so it's a response rather than a cause.
testosterone makes you aggressive because males of virtually every species out there have more testosterone that are more aggressive. And the reality is testosterone does no such thing. It doesn't cause aggression.
Higher levels of testosterone predict higher levels of aggression in penins and other animals. Higher levels of testosterone predict higher levels of sexual activity. And the correlation is there. And when you look closely we got cause and effect stuff. Sexual behavior raises testosterone levels. Aggression raises testosterone levels. Your levels beforehand are barely predictive of what's going to happen. So, it's a response rather than a cause.