Why aren't men as caring as women? Blame their hormones! High levels of testosterone affect parts of the brain linked with emotion

Whenever differences between men and women crop up in conversation, the explanation may often be an oversimplified answer of'hormones'. But new evidence suggest that when it comes to gauging how other people are feeling, women may be better than men because of the effect testosterone has on the brain. Researchers have shown that the presence of the male sex hormone can scramble communication between parts of the brain which process emotions, ultimately lowering levels of empathy. Women may be better at empathy (stock image) than men because of the effects of testosterone on the brain. A new study has revealed that women who had been administered high doses of the hormone took longer to identify emotions and made more mistakes than those who hadn't taken testosterone In the study, led by Dr Peter Bos of Utrecht University, a small group of women was tested to see what effect testosterone had on how their brains processed empathy.