Does too much testosterone make men behave irresponsibly?

(Telegraph.co.uk) 07/03/2015- Research published yesterday by Imperial College London suggests that hormones testosterone and cortisol may be having a negative and potentially dangerous influence on the decision-making processes of City workers.

According to the study, the naturally-occurring steroids have been found to markedly increase the chances of risk-taking and audacious behaviour in men whose responsibilities include commercial and economic transactions.

Whilst testosterone is also present in the female body, the concentration at which it can be found in men numbers almost 20 times that of the fairer sex. The study cites this concentration, along with the dominance of male traders in the financial industry, as a possible explanation for some of the less successful and more impulsive moves made by bankers and financiers in recent years.

There is even a suggestion that some of the miscalculated trades that have damaged our economy coud have been due to hormonal interference.

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