testosterone, sensitive, fatherhood

In Study, Fatherhood Leads to Drop in Testosterone

By PAM BELLUCK

The study suggests that men's bodies evolved hormonal systems that helped them commit to their families.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY

"A dad with lower testosterone is maybe a little more sensitive to cues from his child, and maybe he's a little less sensitive to cues from a woman he meets at a restaurant."

PETER GRAY, an anthropologist at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on a study finding that fatherhood decreases testosterone levels.



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