AIMC Journal:
Hormones and behavior

Steroid hormones influence affective behavior and its underlying neural networks. However, distinguishing between organizational and activational hormonal effects, along with effects of socialization, remains challenging, limiting the understanding o...

The Dual Hormone Hypothesis is a biosocial model that describes the interactive effects of testosterone and cortisol on status-relevant behavior. Under this model, testosterone increases status-seeking behavior when cortisol is low, and status-loss-a...

Chronic stress affects cognitive function across many domains, including memory, decision making and learning. While the effects of early-life stress on vocal learning in juveniles are well-demonstrated in both humans and songbirds, less is known abo...