PSY395H5 Lecture Notes - Growth Hormone–Releasing Hormone, Endocrine System, Estrogen Receptor
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True or false: men have bigger brains than women true. Men are larger than women in general, and as a result, their average brain size is bigger. In a lot of cases it does, but in a lot of cases it doesn"t: too much testosterone makes men aggressive controversial. There are other factors that play in aggression. Men primed with too much testosterone and have a dominant t then they"ll become more aggressive: pms is a myth false. Could be environmental influence, affects mood but also hormonal changes. Estrogen and progesterone decrease causes decrease in mood and causes stress. Doesn"t affect all women equally: estrogen is a female hormone and testosterone is a male hormone false. We all have both hormones, and we will talk about what happens in the body with certain receptors and enzymes. Estrogen is higher in females and testosterone is higher in males.
