According to the dual-hormone hypothesis, the relationship between testosterone and status-
relevant behavior is moderated by cortisol, suggesting this relationship only exists when …

Considerable evidence suggests that the steroid hormone testosterone mediates major life-
history trade-offs in vertebrates, promoting mating effort at the expense of parenting effort or …

Background Although traditional wisdom suggests that baseline levels of testosterone (T)
promote aggressive behavior, decades of research have produced findings that have been …

Humans present a behavioural paradox: they are peaceful in many circumstances, but they
are also violent and kill conspecifics at high rates. We describe a social evolutionary theory …

Regulating social emotional actions is essential for coping with life stressors and is
associated with control by the anterior prefrontal cortex (aPFC) over the amygdala. However …

Objective Many transgender adolescents experience clinically elevated anxiety and
depression. Testosterone (T), used as a gender affirming treatment, may reduce symptoms …

We are frequently challenged with situations requiring the control of our emotions, often
under substantial time-pressure and rapidly changing contextual demands. Coping with …

Abstract Contribution to Special Issue on Fast effects of steroids. It is well documented that
testosterone concentrations change rapidly within reproductively relevant contexts (eg …

Rapid testosterone fluctuations in response to social stimuli are observed across a wide
range of species, and the highly conserved nature of these fluctuations suggests an …

Social anxiety is a common disorder characterized by a persistent and excessive fear of one
or more social or performance situations. Behavioral inhibition is one of the early indicators …