研究：手指长度透露人的性格和才干_公共英语阅读理解

研究：手指长度透露人的性格和才干

Studies show high levels of testosterone in the womb correlate with an increased risk of developing diseases that are more common in men, such as ADHD, Tourette's and autism.

研究表明子宫内睾酮激素水平高，患上像注意力缺陷多动障碍、多发性多动症和自闭症等男性更常见疾病的风险就更高。

Low levels of testosterone are associated with an increased risk of developing diseases that are more common in women, like anxiety and depression.

睾酮激素水平低，患上焦虑、抑郁症等女性更常见疾病的风险就更高。

But low levels of testosterone are associated with better abilities in verbal memory tasks, like remembering lists of words.

不过睾酮激素水平低，言语记忆能力会更强，比如能记住很多串单词。

But, those who do not fall into either of these categories, with index and ring fingers the same length, are more likely to be faithful, according to a study last year.

去年一项研究显示，有些人两类都不属于，食指和无名指一样长，这种人可能会更忠诚。

In contrast, those with a longer ring finger could be more likely to cheat.

相反，无名指比食指长的人更有可能出轨。

The experimental psychologists from Oxford University and Northumbria University studied 600 men and women in Britain and the US, looking at the link between hand shape and sexual habits.