Testosterone administration in women increases the size of their peripersonal space.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_A62EFB79A2CA
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Testosterone administration in women increases the size of their peripersonal space.
Journal
Experimental brain research
Author(s)
Masson C., van der Westhuizen D., Noel J.P., Prevost A., van Honk J., Fotopoulou A., Solms M., Serino A.
ISSN
1432-1106 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0014-4819
Publication state
Published
Issued date
05/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
239
Number
5
Pages
1639-1649
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Peripersonal space (PPS) is the space immediately surrounding the body, conceptualised as a sensory-motor interface between body and environment. PPS size differs between individuals and contexts, with intrapersonal traits and states, as well as social factors having a determining role on the size of PPS. Testosterone plays an important role in regulating social-motivational behaviour and is known to enhance dominance motivation in an implicit and unconscious manner. We investigated whether the dominance-enhancing effects of testosterone reflect as changes in the representation of PPS in a within-subjects testosterone administration study in women (N = 19). Participants performed a visuo-tactile integration task in a mixed-reality setup. Results indicated that the administration of testosterone caused a significant enlargement of participants' PPS, suggesting that testosterone caused participants to implicitly appropriate a larger space as their own. These findings suggest that the dominance-enhancing effects of testosterone reflect at the level of sensory-motor processing in PPS.
Keywords
Female, Humans, Personal Space, Physical Stimulation, Space Perception, Testosterone, Touch, Touch Perception, Bodily self-consciousness, Hormones, Multisensory integration, Social dominance, Visuo-tactile
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Web of science
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03/04/2021 9:22
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09/01/2024 8:15
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