ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science

Investigating the Role of Testosterone in Social Cognition and Its Relevance to Psychopathology

Saturday, March 11, 2023 · Brussels, Belgium

Neuroscience

There is increasing recognition that testosterone plays a large role in human social cognition. Moreover, testosterone has been implicated in psychopathology. This symposium will shed light on recent advances using testosterone administration with computational modeling and functional brain imaging, we will also extend it to the treatment of social anxiety.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Yin WuChair
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Presentations

  1. Testosterone Enhances Willingness to Compete By Modulating Activity in Tpj and Ventral StriatumJan Engelmann
  2. The Influence of Testosterone on Competitive Behavior Depends on Basal Cortisol and Opponent Status CuesPranjal Mehta
  3. Testosterone Administration Decreases Sensitivity to Angry Facial Expressions in Healthy Males: A Computational Modeling ApproachYin Wu
  4. Testosterone and Social Anxiety: From Lab to ClinicKarin Roelofs