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Men with smaller testicles make better dads
New Scientist ^
| 09 September 2013
| Victoria Druce
Posted on 09/09/2013 4:12:25 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
Men with smaller testicles tend to be more involved as fathers, a new study suggests.
James Rilling and his colleagues at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, used MRI scans to measure the volume of the testicles of 55 fathers. The team asked these men – and the mothers of their children – a series of questions to determine how involved they are as fathers. The team also used fMRI brain scanners to look at the brain activity of the men as they viewed photos of their kids.
Men with smaller testicles got the best parenting scores in the questionnaires. When looking at pictures of their children, these men also showed more activity in regions of the brain associated with empathy and motivation to care for offspring than men with bigger testes, which suggests they are more nurturing fathers.
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Thanks to nickcarraway for the link!
To: Slings and Arrows
THAT’S why I’m a crappy father!
To: Slings and Arrows
Sure I’ll fill out a questionnaire.
What are the calipers for?
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posted on
09/09/2013 4:14:01 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Slings and Arrows; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; ...
This research was in the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. That is not a joke.
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posted on
09/09/2013 4:14:01 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: cripplecreek
What are the calipers for?Massaging the data.
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posted on
09/09/2013 4:14:33 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
I guess it’s a darn good thing I don’t have any children!
To: Slings and Arrows
So are they saying that the sweater vest wearing, manscaped, raisinette equipped, metro sexual is a better dad. BS.
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posted on
09/09/2013 4:16:11 PM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(To stay calm during these tumultuous times, I take Damitol. Ask your Doctor if it's right for you.)
To: Slings and Arrows
People with no testicles make good moms.
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posted on
09/09/2013 4:16:44 PM PDT
by
DManA
To: Doctor 2Brains
To: Slings and Arrows
Based on the fact there does not seem to be any particular reason to perform this study I can only assume the researchers just like playing with balls.
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posted on
09/09/2013 4:18:15 PM PDT
by
Fzob
(In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. Jefferson)
To: Slings and Arrows
That's as close as this guy will get to being a father figure.
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posted on
09/09/2013 4:18:34 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Slings and Arrows
My dad is a wonderful dad. Should I be talking to my mom about this?
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posted on
09/09/2013 4:18:36 PM PDT
by
Gefn
(More Cowbell)
To: DManA
If my aunt had some she’d be my uncle.
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posted on
09/09/2013 4:18:48 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
09/09/2013 4:19:51 PM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(Obama: What did I not know and when did I not know it?)
To: DManA
Then it’s a shame Lindsey Graham never married.
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posted on
09/09/2013 4:20:05 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
One has to ask...what is the agenda...?
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posted on
09/09/2013 4:20:23 PM PDT
by
Popman
(Liberal wars are about killing people for humanitarian reasons...)
To: Gefn
Should I be talking to my mom about this? It depends.
To: Slings and Arrows
Another useless, agenda-driven study. Good grief.
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posted on
09/09/2013 4:20:27 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Fzob
Maybe they’re trying for an Ig Noble.
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posted on
09/09/2013 4:21:14 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: DManA
Unless you’re Hillary Clinton. ;)
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posted on
09/09/2013 4:21:16 PM PDT
by
mardi59
(IMPEACH OBAMA NOW!!!!!)
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