Are you asking if I suddenly forgot how to be a writer?
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Replying to @MagsVisaggs @ProfessorFrenzy
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.
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Replying to @MagsVisaggs @ProfessorFrenzy
Bc there are studies suggesting male T levels are associated with poorer language skills.https://slate.com/human-interest/2016/08/does-testosterone-therapy-affect-the-brain.html …
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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.
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Replying to @JaneDFraser666 @e_urq and
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.
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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.
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No, you definitely the Hahn study. The connectivity changes and their compensation is an essential part of the study and needed to be mentioned.
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I did mention compensation.
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You mentioned plasticity, but not in relation to the Hahn study. This misrepresents the study’s findings and conclusions, and you suggest the study supports testosterone leading to a reduction in verbal ability, which is not a reasonable conclusions from reading the study.
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1. I didn't conclude anything. 2. It is a reasonable possibility to consider from the study and the mountain of other evidence that higher testosterone levels are associated with lower verbal ability.
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Replying to @e_urq
What you're saying is I shouldn't have entertained a possibility because you don't like that possibility. You're dressing it up in college freshman level critiques of science media, and keep being surprised when it doesn't fly.
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