I wonder how much testosterone during puberty lowers IQ. Most of my high school math/CS friends seemed low-T and 3⁄4 of them transitioned since high school. They still seem smart as shit. The higher-T among us seem significantly brain damaged since high school (myself included). I wonder what the mechanism would be here...
Like 40% of my math/cs Twitter is trans women and another 30% is scrawny nerds and only like 9% big bald men.
Testosterone influences brain function but not so much general IQ. It may influence to which areas your attention and thus most of your learning goes. For example, Lower testosterone increases attention to happy faces while higher to angry faces.
Hmm I think the damaging effect would occur over many years but mainly during puberty. It looks like there’s only two studies they mention lasting over a year. One found a damaging effect and the other found no effect.
Also, accelerate education, to learn as much as possible before the testosterone fully hits.
Or, if testosterone changes attention (as Gunnar wrote), learn as much as possible before the testosterone fully hits… and afterwards learn it again, because it could give you a new perspective.
I wonder how much testosterone during puberty lowers IQ. Most of my high school math/CS friends seemed low-T and 3⁄4 of them transitioned since high school. They still seem smart as shit. The higher-T among us seem significantly brain damaged since high school (myself included). I wonder what the mechanism would be here...
Like 40% of my math/cs Twitter is trans women and another 30% is scrawny nerds and only like 9% big bald men.
Testosterone influences brain function but not so much general IQ. It may influence to which areas your attention and thus most of your learning goes. For example, Lower testosterone increases attention to happy faces while higher to angry faces.
Hmm I think the damaging effect would occur over many years but mainly during puberty. It looks like there’s only two studies they mention lasting over a year. One found a damaging effect and the other found no effect.
Also, accelerate education, to learn as much as possible before the testosterone fully hits.
Or, if testosterone changes attention (as Gunnar wrote), learn as much as possible before the testosterone fully hits… and afterwards learn it again, because it could give you a new perspective.
It’s really weird hypothesis because DHT is used as nootropic.
I think the most effect of high T, if it exists, is purely behavioral.
The hypothesis I would immediately come up with is that less traditionally masculine AMAB people are inclined towards less physical pursuits.