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Hormones and the Endocrine system <\/strong><\/p>\n

Another key biological factor in understanding behaviour is the endocrine system<\/strong>. \u00a0Neurons are what make up our nervous systems; glands are what make up our endocrine system. The endocrine system, therefore, is the name given to the various glands throughout the body that regulate and release hormones.<\/p>\n

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The Endocrine System (from wikipedia)<\/p><\/div>\n

You may already be familiar with hormones from health, biology and\/or sexual education classes. During puberty the levels of the sex hormones testosterone (for boys) and estrogen (for girls) increase quite dramatically which triggers numerous biological changes in the body which characterize puberty.<\/p>\n

In psychology we don\u2019t focus on the physical effects on the body that hormones have so much as we focus on how they affect behaviour and mental processes. In this particular unit, we\u2019re going to explore the relationship between testosterone levels and violent crime.<\/p>\n

Hormones are much like neurotransmitters in that they are chemical messengers in our body that can influence our behaviour in multiple ways. Neurotransmitters send messages between neurons, whereas hormones typically are transported through our blood stream.<\/p>\n

As you can see in the image, we have various glands throughout our bodies. These glands produce different hormones. When these hormones are released into our body through the blood stream they affect our behaviour and various physiological processes.<\/p>\n

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This video provides a pretty detailed overview of the endocrine and hormones. Remember, as always, when you watch this video you need to filter and\u00a0not to worry about remembering everything.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n