Evan Urquhart

Is that a result of other's perception or was there an actual change in your skillset?

Are you asking if I suddenly forgot how to be a writer?

I genuinely worried that testosterone might degrade my writing. But even if that wasn’t total paranoia a) estrogen would tend improve writing not the other way around and b) it would be a slow, subtle process taking years- and be impossible to prove in any individual case.

why would t degrade your writing?

I read the study, and it’s being misinterpreted for sensationalism. There was a reduction of grey matter, but the researchers also found increased connectivity between the two regions which probably compensates. Also, no actual measurement of verbal ability was taken.

Generally speaking, mainstream media tends to misinterpret and/or exaggerate individual scientific studies to get attention. That’s not how science works. I wouldn’t pay any attention to what they’re saying; Dedicated science publications like psychology today are more reliable.

1. I wrote the article. 2. I didn't misinterpret or exaggerate anything. 3. There are mountains of studies. coming at this from all kinds of angles, more than enough for a serious person to at least consider that testosterone has negative effects on language/verbal skills.