# Studies & Abstracts **URL:** https://pheromonetalk.com/c/pheromone-science/studies-abstracts/50.md [Latest](https://pheromonetalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://pheromonetalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://pheromonetalk.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Studies & Abstracts category](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/about-the-studies-abstracts-category/189732)
**Author:** [@system](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/about-the-studies-abstracts-category/189732 "2023-05-18T15:16:37Z")
Published studies, abstracts and article excerpts on pheromones and chemosensory research, shared for discussion. Please link the source. --- ## [DHEA increases Androsterone. Status and Mood.](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/dhea-increases-androsterone-status-and-mood/67696)
**Author:** [@datadragon](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/datadragon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/dhea-increases-androsterone-status-and-mood/67696 "2018-05-18T17:59:08Z")
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26105109 Androsterone levels (but not allopregnanolone, pregnanolone, and pregnenolone) increased after DHEA supplementation but not after placebo (F 2,42 = 3.3, p \< 0.05). Post-DHEA … --- ## [Human Tears Contain a Chemosignal](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-tears-contain-a-chemosignal/44430)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-tears-contain-a-chemosignal/44430 "2018-04-28T01:55:03Z")
A new study published today demonstrates changes in sexual arousal and testosterone after exposure to female tears. Human Tears Contain a Chemosignal Shani Gelstein, Yaara Yeshurun, Liron Rozenkrantz, Sagit Shushan, I… --- ## [Human handshaking is a social pheromone signal](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-handshaking-is-a-social-pheromone-signal/67686)
**Author:** [@datadragon](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/datadragon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-handshaking-is-a-social-pheromone-signal/67686 "2018-04-19T22:40:29Z")
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4345842/ Here, Frumin et al. first put on latex gloves and then shook hands with volunteers to collect samples of their odor. Chemical analysis of the gloves found that a han… --- ## [Researchers discover the mechanism behind how pheromones actually work](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/researchers-discover-the-mechanism-behind-how-pheromones-actually-work/67669)
**Author:** [@datadragon](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/datadragon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/researchers-discover-the-mechanism-behind-how-pheromones-actually-work/67669 "2018-03-30T02:45:25Z")
Researchers have known that pheromones have an affect on behaviours of animals. But they knew little about how the brain converts these chemical signals into actual behaviours. New research has identified specific neural… --- ## [2017 review of findings on vomeronasal organ (VNO)](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/2017-review-of-findings-on-vomeronasal-organ-vno/67567)
**Author:** [@vanadium](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/vanadium)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/2017-review-of-findings-on-vomeronasal-organ-vno/67567 "2018-01-07T17:11:23Z")
Full text PDF: D?Aniello B, Semin GR, Scandurra A, Pinelli C. The Vomeronasal Organ: A Neglected Organ. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 2017;11:70. doi:10.3389/fnana.2017.00070. --- ## [New Baby Smell Creates Very Strong Bond in all mothers](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/new-baby-smell-creates-very-strong-bond-in-all-mothers/67471)
**Author:** [@datadragon](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/datadragon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/new-baby-smell-creates-very-strong-bond-in-all-mothers/67471 "2017-11-14T17:23:52Z")
https://www.today.com/health/new-baby-smell-creates-very-strong-bond-moms-brain-study-4B11241673 According to that, the new baby smell activates the area in the brain related to pleasure satisfaction, such as after you … --- ## [Recent backgrounder on phero research history](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/recent-backgrounder-on-phero-research-history/67323)
**Author:** [@vanadium](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/vanadium)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/recent-backgrounder-on-phero-research-history/67323 "2017-10-03T20:42:49Z")
I’ve been meaning to post this 2016 article for a while, but I got busy and forgot. Longtime members may be aware of much of this, including various incidents, but I thought It was a nice background review. “What Will I… --- ## [Strange Mushroom Scent Triggers Female Orgasms?](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/strange-mushroom-scent-triggers-female-orgasms/18174)
**Author:** [@OoohYahhh](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/OoohYahhh)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 5:08am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/strange-mushroom-scent-triggers-female-orgasms/18174 "2017-07-11T05:08:07Z")
Strange Mushroom Scent Triggers Female Orgasms? \
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http://www.aphrodisiology.com/images/aphrodisiac-mushroom.jpg An article in the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms describ… --- ## [How you hold yourself matters](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/how-you-hold-yourself-matters/62403)
**Author:** [@vanadium](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/vanadium)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/how-you-hold-yourself-matters/62403 "2017-06-17T23:34:38Z")
This is less an experiment than a demonstration of an effect we all know. 30 nude models of various genders and body types are photographed in flattering and unflattering stances. Though these cases are somewhat extreme… --- ## [The role of oxytocin in social bonding, stress regulation and mental health](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-role-of-oxytocin-in-social-bonding-stress-regulation-and-mental-health/67017)
**Author:** [@mrseeker](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/mrseeker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 11:04am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-role-of-oxytocin-in-social-bonding-stress-regulation-and-mental-health/67017 "2017-03-01T11:04:29Z")
In this review we summarize the results and conclusions of five studies as presented in a symposium at the 42nd annual meeting of the International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology, in New York in September 2012. Oxy… --- ## [Intranasal oxytocin as strategy for medication-enhanced psychotherapy of PTSD: salience processing and fear inhibition processes](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/intranasal-oxytocin-as-strategy-for-medication-enhanced-psychotherapy-of-ptsd-salience-processing-and-fear-inhibition-processes/67016)
**Author:** [@mrseeker](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/mrseeker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 11:02am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/intranasal-oxytocin-as-strategy-for-medication-enhanced-psychotherapy-of-ptsd-salience-processing-and-fear-inhibition-processes/67016 "2017-03-01T11:02:26Z")
About ten percent of people experiencing a traumatic event will subsequently develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is characterized by an exaggerated fear response which fails to extinguish over time and ca… --- ## [6 of 16 women tested orgasmed by sniffing mushroom](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/6-of-16-women-tested-orgasmed-by-sniffing-mushroom/65054)
**Author:** [@vanadium](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/vanadium)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/6-of-16-women-tested-orgasmed-by-sniffing-mushroom/65054 "2016-02-16T19:46:06Z")
Holliday JC, Soule N. (2001). “Spontaneous female orgasms triggered by smell of a newly found tropical Dictyphora species”. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms 3 (2-3): 162-7. doi:10.1615/intjmedmushr.v3.i2-3.79… --- ## [Perfume that makes you thin?](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/perfume-that-makes-you-thin/65538)
**Author:** [@CelticPrince](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/CelticPrince)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/perfume-that-makes-you-thin/65538 "2016-02-05T13:00:13Z")
The perfume that promises to make you thin --- ## [The smelling of Hedione results in sex-differentiated human brain activity](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-smelling-of-hedione-results-in-sex-differentiated-human-brain-activity/64501)
**Author:** [@mrseeker](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/mrseeker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2015, 12:17pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-smelling-of-hedione-results-in-sex-differentiated-human-brain-activity/64501 "2015-10-18T12:17:04Z")
A large family of vomeronasal receptors recognizes pheromone cues in many animals including most amphibia, reptiles, rhodents, and other mammals. Humans possess five vomeronasal-type 1 receptor genes (VN1R1-VN1R5), which… --- ## [Team fails to replicate own 'strong' oxytocin result](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/team-fails-to-replicate-own-strong-oxytocin-result/64958)
**Author:** [@vanadium](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/vanadium)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2015, 6:46am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/team-fails-to-replicate-own-strong-oxytocin-result/64958 "2015-09-17T06:46:44Z")
I’m not going to comment on this yet, because I haven’t had to fully analyze its various possibilities (there’s much more to fully understanding a paper than merely understanding, however thoroughly, the words on the pag… --- ## [Infidelity lurks in your genes](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/infidelity-lurks-in-your-genes/64411)
**Author:** [@CelticPrince](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/CelticPrince)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/infidelity-lurks-in-your-genes/64411 "2015-05-24T19:08:04Z")
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/05/24/opinion/sunday/infidelity-lurks-in-your-genes.html --- ## [Social scent chemosensing in handshaking](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/social-scent-chemosensing-in-handshaking/64007)
**Author:** [@vanadium](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/vanadium)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/social-scent-chemosensing-in-handshaking/64007 "2015-03-14T16:10:57Z")
Disclaimer: I don’t know the reliability of the e-journal “eLife”. However, the papers cited below have bibliographies which may lead the reader to other research papers and ideas for our own experiments. I’d welcome y… --- ## [Old oxytocin studies fr. unextracted plasma: invalid?](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/old-oxytocin-studies-fr-unextracted-plasma-invalid/63636)
**Author:** [@vanadium](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/vanadium)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/old-oxytocin-studies-fr-unextracted-plasma-invalid/63636 "2015-01-10T22:13:35Z")
“Lack of Association between Human Plasma Oxytocin and Interpersonal Trust in a Prisoner’s Dilemma Paradigm” James C. Christensen, Pavel A. Shiyanov, Justin R. Estepp, John J. Schlager. PLOS One, December 30, 2014; DOI:… --- ## [Odor Valence Linearly Modulates Attractiveness...](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/odor-valence-linearly-modulates-attractiveness/63608)
**Author:** [@Pherochemistry](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Pherochemistry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/odor-valence-linearly-modulates-attractiveness/63608 "2015-01-06T22:09:26Z")
Summary Fifty-five women were photographed and had their photos rated on levels of attractiveness and perceived age. Afterwards, new participants were asked to rate the photos during exposure to certain odors, and eval… --- ## [The Scent of Disease](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-scent-of-disease/63501)
**Author:** [@Pherochemistry](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Pherochemistry)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-scent-of-disease/63501 "2014-12-29T20:21:53Z")
Abstract Observational studies have suggested that with time, some diseases result in a characteristic odor emanating from different sources on the body of a sick individual. Evolutionarily, however, it would be more ad… --- ## [Human Pheromones](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-pheromones/63547)
**Author:** [@Pherochemistry](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Pherochemistry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-pheromones/63547 "2014-12-29T19:41:35Z")
Summary This one’s a bit of an older white paper (2009), so clearly there’s been some advances in the past five years. I saw that someone else had posted this here at PheroTalk a few years back, but the link is dead. S… --- ## [The Smell of Age](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-smell-of-age/63522)
**Author:** [@Pherochemistry](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Pherochemistry)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-smell-of-age/63522 "2014-12-27T04:31:29Z")
Summary Some recent work out of the Monell Center determined if the smell of old people was an actual odor created from the body, and set out to see if research participants could figure out the age of the person from w… --- ## [Androsterone a Major Factor in Sexual Desire](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/androsterone-a-major-factor-in-sexual-desire/63388)
**Author:** [@Pheraoh](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Pheraoh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/androsterone-a-major-factor-in-sexual-desire/63388 "2014-12-03T01:41:13Z")
Scientists measured cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of several steroids and monoamine metabolites and found low androsterone levels to be the major correlate of decreased sexual desire in Men. JAMA Network | JAMA Psych… --- ## [Humans 'sniff 10 types of smell'](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/humans-sniff-10-types-of-smell/60053)
**Author:** [@Godhand](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Godhand)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/humans-sniff-10-types-of-smell/60053 "2013-09-19T04:18:16Z")
BBC News - Humans sense 10 basic types of smell, scientists say Humans ‘sniff 10 types of smell’ By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online The thousands of aromas humans can smell can be sorted into 10 basic… --- ## [Genetic-compatibility, body scent, and human attraction](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/genetic-compatibility-body-scent-and-human-attraction/59966)
**Author:** [@kwu](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/kwu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/genetic-compatibility-body-scent-and-human-attraction/59966 "2013-09-08T22:16:47Z")
Hello everyone! I’m a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Irvine. For a year and a half, I’ve been working really hard on a speed-dating/genetics study that examines (1) whether genetic-compatibility (via… --- ## [Why some males smell better than others](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/why-some-males-smell-better-than-others/59449)
**Author:** [@bmw112](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/bmw112)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/why-some-males-smell-better-than-others/59449 "2013-06-29T03:15:38Z")
Why some males smell better than others Something about MHC genes. Do Androtics product formulas have anything to do with these? It mentions proteins or peptides being responsible. --- ## [Pheromones and mammilian behaviour](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-and-mammilian-behaviour/58044)
**Author:** [@1Alpha](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/1Alpha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 9:56am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-and-mammilian-behaviour/58044 "2013-02-03T09:56:17Z")
Pheromones and Mammalian Behavior - The Neurobiology of Olfaction - NCBI Bookshelf --- ## [Changes in women's feelings about their romantic relationships across the ovulatory c](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/changes-in-womens-feelings-about-their-romantic-relationships-across-the-ovulatory-c/57918)
**Author:** [@still18](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/still18)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/changes-in-womens-feelings-about-their-romantic-relationships-across-the-ovulatory-c/57918 "2013-01-26T17:39:27Z")
When the time comes to make a baby, a woman may regret her decision to marry Mr. Steady instead of Mr. Sexy. New research finds that women tend to be more critical of and less attracted to a mate during ovulation if the… --- ## [female pheromone affects mood in men differently depending on social context](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/female-pheromone-affects-mood-in-men-differently-depending-on-social-context/57682)
**Author:** [@kendallb183](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/kendallb183)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/female-pheromone-affects-mood-in-men-differently-depending-on-social-context/57682 "2012-12-29T19:16:09Z")
Authors: Olsson, M. J., Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Mats.Olsson@psyk.uu.se Lundstr?m, J. N., University of Lusofona, Lisbon, Portugal Diamantopoulou, S., Department of Psychology, Up… [Next page](https://pheromonetalk.com/c/pheromone-science/studies-abstracts/50.md?page=1)