How Testosterone Changes Your Brain

Añadido: 2026-06-06

[00:00:00]Testosterone has the effects we're all aware of like deepening the voice, facial hair, muscle growth, recovery, etc. In any case, testosterone has some very interesting effects on the brain.

[00:00:07]The major mental effect of testosterone is it makes effort feel good.

[00:00:12]>> Oh, that makes sense.

[00:00:13]>> And the reason it does it is that the amydala, this fear center in the brain, this anxiety center in the brain has androgen receptors. It has testosterone receptors. And so when humans are taking low doses or more reasonable doses of testosterone or they're increasing their testosterone or they're going through puberty, effort and leaning into pain and challenge actually has the effect of making the body feel soothed and good.

[00:00:34]It's a drive.