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Title: Testosterone and Memory
Description: Mens Health MSN


NJO - December 5, 2005 08:13 PM (GMT)
How testosterone can help you remember

T may be essential for building memories as well as muscles. In a study at Oregon Health & Science University, men taking a drug designed to halt T production did significantly worse on verbal-memory tasks than men who weren't given the medication. "Animal studies have shown that if testosterone is taken away entirely, there's significant loss of the connections between neurons," says Jeri Janowsky, Ph.D., a professor of behavioral neuroscience and coauthor of the study.

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http://articles.health.msn.com/id/100111308

Susanne - December 5, 2005 09:10 PM (GMT)
Very interesting

Maureen - December 7, 2005 12:38 AM (GMT)
Interesting read. But it doesn't explain why women have better memories than men. Gals never forget birthdays, anniversarys, and doctor's appointments. And men can never find their clean socks...but we remember where they are...same place they were last time they asked! Men, gotta love them! :wub:




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