Depression is associated with social risk factors, social impairments and poor social
functioning. This paper gives an overview of these social aspects using the NIMH Research …

Testosterone and cortisol figure prominently in the research literature having to do with
human competition. In this review, we track the history of this literature, concentrating …

This original and engaging book advocates an unabashedly empirical approach to
understanding human values: abstract ideals that we consider important, such as freedom …

A large body of evidence indicates that individual differences in baseline concentrations of
testosterone (T) are only weakly correlated with human aggression. Importantly, T …

Highlights•This paper reviews evidence for the dual-hormone hypothesis.•Testosterone's
association with status-relevant behavior depends on cortisol.•Behaviors include …

Background Risk‐taking, which involves voluntary choices for behaviors where outcomes
remain uncertain, undergoes considerable developmental changes during childhood …

Although popular discussion of testosterone's influence on males often centers on
aggression and antisocial behavior, contemporary theorists have proposed that it instead …

Recent theories propose that testosterone should be positively related to risk-taking, but
empirical support is mixed. Building on the dual-hormone hypothesis, the present research …

ABSTRACT I describe an integrative social‐evolutionary model for the adaptive significance
of the human oxytocinergic system. The model is based on a role for this hormone in the …

Trust pervades nearly every social aspect of our daily lives, and its disruption is a significant
factor in mental illness. Research in the field of neuroeconomics has gained a deeper …