Testosterone : sex, power, and the will to win /

We inherit mechanisms for survival from our primeval past; none so obviously as those involved in reproduction. The hormone testosterone underlies the organization of activation of masculinity: it changes the body and brain to make a male. It is involved not only in sexuality but in driving aggressi...

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Main Author: Herbert, Joe (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press USA, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • COVER; TESTOSTERONE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; PREFACE; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; 1: Testosterone and Human Evolution; 2: What is Testosterone?; 3: Testosterone Makyth Man; 4: Testosterone and Sex; 5: Testosterone and Aggression; 6: Controlling Testosterone; 7: Winning, Losing, and Making Money; 8: Testosterone and War; 9: Testosterone in Women; 10: Testosterone and the Brain; NOTES; INDEX; BAD MOVES; BRAINWASHING; EXTREME; HAPPINESS; RUN, SWIM, THROW, CHEAT; THE BRAIN SUPREMACY; THE STRESSED SEX.