Interesting article about movies and hormones

[belgareth]

Movies Really Can Put You in the Mood, Study

Finds







WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Watching a movie can boost hormone levels,

making men and women feel more romantic or more aggressive, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.



Sentimental films such

as "The Bridges of Madison County" caused levels of the hormone progesterone to rise by more than 10 percent in both

men and women, the team at the University of Michigan found.



Women's testosterone

levels were unchanged during and after the Clint Eastwood movie about a love affair, while men's testosterone

levels fell.



"The Godfather Part II" aroused a different sort of passion. While

watching the crime and action film, men with the highest levels of testosterone had them soar by as much as 30

percent more.



But men and women watching a documentary about the Amazon rain

forest (news - web sites) were unaffected, the study found.



"When you're watching

movies, your hormones are responding, not just your mind," said Oliver Schultheiss, a psychology professor who led

the study.

"If you want

to learn about someone's personality, look at their video collection," added Schultheiss, who published his study

in the journal Hormones and Behavior.

[DrSmellThis]

You want those testosterone

levels to go up for the ladies too.

[Sesshoumaru]

I know alot of women who get

in the mood after they watch romantic "touchy, feely" movies. :kiss:

[einstein]

I like that study. Hadn't seen

anything like that for movies before. I have seen a similar report for football though. If you watch your team

win, your saliva testosterone goes up. Watch your team lose, it goes down.

[DrSmellThis]

Horror flicks and thrillers

have been touted too.

[Holmes]

Sentimental films such as "The Bridges of Madison County" caused

levels of the hormone progesterone to rise by more than 10 percent in both men and women, the team at the University

of Michigan found.



The Notebook = great "progesterone therapy."

:D


"The Godfather Part II" aroused a different sort of passion. While

watching the crime and action film, men with the highest levels of testosterone had them soar by as much as 30

percent more.



The lake scene. It's gotta be the lake scene.


But men and women watching a documentary about the Amazon rain forest (news - web sites) were unaffected, the

study found.




:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Interesting post.