21: This is your brain on steroids - a podcast by Dan Quintana

It's well established that steroid use is associated with many adverse healthy outcomes, but what does it actually do to your brain?
Dan and James discuss an interesting new paper that compared brain structure in long-term steroid users and non-using weightlifters.Some of the topics discussed:
A summary of the studyHow are steroids typically used?
What are the differences in use between sports?The recruitment of 'real' users
James gives Dan a surprise Norwegian test (he doesn't do too well)The things Dan and James liked about the study (hint: many things)
Steroid use in womenDose-dependent effects of steroids
Folk beliefs surrounding steroid useJames' goal of making his cat as jacked as possible
If you have a great study, there's no need to oversellJames' experience of participating in a growth hormone trial
LinksThe paper
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000632231632529XFacebook page
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