Friday, April 18, 2008

And it's not just monthly ...

Testosterone and cortisol can take men on a behavioral roller coaster ride. In institutions like the stock exchanges this hormone induced behavior can be a daily occurrence:
A former Wall Street trader himself, Coates says the idea came to him during the dot-com boom, when traders "seemed to be on a drug, exhibiting manic behavior." When the bubble burst, he says, "they were really like people with a hangover."

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