Financial risk-taking behaviour is associated with higher testosterone levels

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 07:28 in Psychology & Sociology

Higher levels of testosterone are correlated with financial risk-taking behaviour, according to a new study in which men's testosterone levels were assessed before participation in an investment game. The findings help to shed light on the evolutionary function and biological origins of risk taking...

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