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Correction!!! They measured testosterone by collecting saliva, not blood. My bad!

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Alright, it’s been 4 years since I used my science Twitter. WE’RE BACK AND READY TO TALK ABOUT NEUROSCIENCE.

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So what the HECK does this mean? The brain and your hormones are ever so complicated, but they work well *together* to do very important things 😊.

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Their subjects were 8-26 years old. So at three different stages, they scanned people’s brains (MRIs), took their blood to find out their testosterone level, and had them fill out a survey about their puberty development. TMI in my opinion, but whatever.

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Well, these scientist guys decided to test about 300 people at 3 different points over time to find out the answer. They came up with three explanations for why people’s brain structures were a certain size at any given points: age, stage of puberty, and testosterone level.

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MY BRAIN GROWS AND SHRINKS DURING PUBERTY?????? WHHHHHYYYYY??????

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So there’s all these mini regions in your brain (think about it like your brain is pizza and the different regions are a bunch of different toppings). When you go through puberty, the size of those brain regions (toppings) can either grow or shrink.

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Ever wonder what happens to your brain during puberty? Well, same. Like all the time. And these really cool peeps (“Wierenga et. al”) clearly felt the same cause they published a paper about it in 2018.

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@jnewbio I just found out from Ms. Teyan that you went to Swarthmore. I'm going to Haverford in the fall 😱

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@Ive_BenJammin I know you do

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@Ive_BenJammin Bennnnnn

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@jnewbio Loving the intro and exit song for the Cell Signaling videos! #science!

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@jnewbio Ms. Teyan gave me a unicorn sticker for teaching genetics to the freshman bio class :)

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@jnewbio Sorry just saw this! I posted in the Facebook group to check, but I don't think so. Good luck at the quiz team event!