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		bloppe 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What If We Had Bigger Brains? Imagining Minds Beyo... Neuromodulators like the hormones you're referring to affect your mood only insofar as they interact with neurons. Things like competitive antagonists can cancel out the effects of neuromodulators that are nevertheless present in your blood. The heart transplant thing is interesting. I wonder what's going on there.

rolisz 6 months ago [–]

Low testosterone can affect erections. No erections, no (normal) sex, low mood. No need to interact with neurons

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