Sexy images may affect men’s decision-making abilities

posted: 04/19/2006 12:00 am

We’ve all heard that men are more "visually oriented" than women are - here’s an interesting twist on this line of thought. A recent study found that when men viewed a sexy image, they performed more poorly in a game that focused on making decisions. Testosterone is thought to be the cause of this phenomenon; the female participants in the study showed no change in their decisionmaking abilities after viewing the images.

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1756413,00.html?gusrc=rss

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