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Whether we like the idea or not, hormones are pretty much shaping who we are. Our physical traits, sensory perception, personality, and more, are determined in the womb. On the bright side, once we are aware of the perimeter of our abilities and skills, we can focus on the few aspects (luckily there are still a couple of them!) we can actually change.
 The physiology of today is the medecine of tomorrow.
Ernest Starling, English physiologist (1866–1927), discovered the first hormone in 1905
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Derval, D., Bremer, J. (2012). We are Our Hormones. In: Hormones, Talent, and Career. SpringerBriefs in Business. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25713-1_1
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