PSY395H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Castrato, Endocrinology, Scrotum
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Psy395 l1 may 11, 2015: the study of behavioural endocrinology. Term 1: 10 mc, 10 fill in blanks, and 3 sa. Hormones are organic signals that are produced in the endocrine glands and rel"s into bloodstream acting either far away or near on their designated receptors and cause a physiological and behavioural modifications. Testosterone is in its own form and not metabolized by other receptors or in other forms, will act on androgen receptors. Hormones can control behaviour but act differently than hormones. Act in 20-30nm and are transient. on the other hand are travelling long distances and can act for a long time. For long lasting processes and coordinated env"t and dev"l. Farmers use to realize that domesticating animals were easier to keep. Lots of evidence from human castration important for aggression. Castrated so they themselves wouldn"t harm them: hijras: undergo an initiation rite which refers to removal of penis, testicles, and scrotum.