The hormone seems to help animals quickly switch between prosocial and antisocial behaviors. According to a recent animal study, testosterone may encourage males to be sociable and friendlier. The research on Mongolian gerbils was conducted by Emory University neuroscientists and was recently publi
The research was conducted with Mongolian gerbils, rodents that form lasting pair bonds and raise their pups together. The work showed the nuanced effects of testosterone, depending on context. It also revealed how testosterone influences the neural activity of oxytocin cells, the so-called love hormone associated with social bonding. Credit: Aubrey KellyAccording to a recent animal study, testosterone may encourage males to be sociable and friendlier.
The majority of human studies demonstrate that testosterone increases aggressive behavior. Kelly and Thompson questioned if testosterone would potentially, simultaneously with its ability to promote hostility against intruders, also reduce prosocial behaviors. They also hypothesized that it may accomplish something more radical: it would actually boost positive social reactions in situations when behaving prosocially is appropriate.
In a follow-up experiment a week later, the researchers conducted a resident-intruder test. The females were removed from the cages so that each male gerbil that had previously received a testosterone injection was alone in his home cage. An unknown male was then introduced into the cage. “It appears that testosterone enhances context-appropriate behavior,” Kelly says. “It seems to play a role in amplifying the tendency to be cuddly and protective or aggressive.”
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