Music and testosterone. A new hypothesis for the origin and function of music.
@article{Fukui2001MusicAT, title={Music and testosterone. A new hypothesis for the origin and function of music.}, author={Hajime Fukui}, journal={Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences}, year={2001}, volume={930}, pages={ 448-51 } }
The origin and function of music have been discussed extensively,1 but they remain a mystery. There have been numerous discussions about the close relationship between spatial ability and testosterone,2 spatial ability and musical ability,3 and testosterone and musical ability.4 The reason that a sex hormone such as testosterone is closely related to music is still unknown despite the many reports that music affects the human endocrine system.5 I reported findings that music suppressed…
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