The relationship between testosterone and route-learning strategies in humans.
The relationships between route-learning strategies and circulating testosterone and estradiol levels were investigated in men and women. Testosterone and estradiol concentrations were measured by salivary assays and route-learning strategies were assessed using a direction-giving paradigm based on a novel map. Testosterone was positively correlated with the use of male-biased route-learning strategies in men, but not in women. These findings suggest sex-specific patterns of relationships between circulating testosterone and spatial processing, which apply to everyday spatial behavior.
Choi
Jean
J
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1K 3M4. jean.choi@uleth.ca
Silverman
Irwin
I
D004958:Estradiol / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology; D013037:Spatial Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000502:physiology*
D013739:Testosterone; D004958:Estradiol