# Studies & Abstracts **URL:** https://pheromonetalk.com/c/pheromone-science/studies-abstracts/50.md?page=1 [Latest](https://pheromonetalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://pheromonetalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://pheromonetalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Psychology of Fragrance Use](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/psychology-of-fragrance-use/56111)
**Author:** [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/psychology-of-fragrance-use/56111 "2012-11-22T03:33:00Z")
PLoS ONE: Psychology of Fragrance Use: Perception of Individual Odor and Perfume Blends Reveals a Mechanism for Idiosyncratic Effects on Fragrance Choice --- ## [Debate on Mones - Between a neuroscientist and a scent psychologist](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/debate-on-mones-between-a-neuroscientist-and-a-scent-psychologist/55913)
**Author:** [@1Alpha](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/1Alpha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2012, 12:49pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/debate-on-mones-between-a-neuroscientist-and-a-scent-psychologist/55913 "2012-06-19T12:49:28Z")
World Science Festival Video --- ## [Androstenone-sensitive)Genes may explain why some people turn their noses up-at-meat/](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/androstenone-sensitive-genes-may-explain-why-some-people-turn-their-noses-up-at-meat/55481)
**Author:** [@texaspete](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/texaspete)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/androstenone-sensitive-genes-may-explain-why-some-people-turn-their-noses-up-at-meat/55481 "2012-05-15T03:10:56Z")
Genes may explain why some people turn their noses up at meat | ScienceBlog.com GENES MAY EXPLAIN WHY SOME PEOPLE TURN THEIR NOSES UP AT MEAT If you don’t like the taste of pork, the reason may be that your genes cause… --- ## [Human pheromones and food odors](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-pheromones-and-food-odors/55222)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-pheromones-and-food-odors/55222 "2012-04-14T15:39:23Z")
Very technical, but perhaps of interest with regards to the overall concept, and the inability of some researchers to grasp the similarities across species. Kohl, J.V. (2012) Human pheromones and food odors: epigenetic … --- ## [Mammal research posting on pheromone aggression](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/mammal-research-posting-on-pheromone-aggression/55212)
**Author:** [@1Alpha](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/1Alpha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/mammal-research-posting-on-pheromone-aggression/55212 "2012-04-09T22:01:42Z")
December 17, 2007 Pheromones Trigger Aggression Between Male Mice A family of proteins commonly found in mouse urine can spark a fight between male mice, researchers have found. The finding is a major step in understan… --- ## [the vomeronasal organ](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-vomeronasal-organ/54924)
**Author:** [@redbar0n](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/redbar0n)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-vomeronasal-organ/54924 "2012-03-28T22:39:21Z")
Biologists have long realized that the noses of most vertebrates actually contain two sensory channels. The first is the familiar olfactory system, which humans possess. The second channel is the vomeronasal complex, a s… --- ## [Sex and the nose: human pheromonal responses](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/sex-and-the-nose-human-pheromonal-responses/3944)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/sex-and-the-nose-human-pheromonal-responses/3944 "2012-03-05T14:24:13Z")
J. R. Soc. Med. 2007; 100(6): p. 268-274 Sex and the nose: human pheromonal responses – Bhutta 100 (6): 268 – Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine I have requested a reprint. James V. Kohl --- ## [Acquired androstenone perception study: once you start smelling mones, no going back](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/acquired-androstenone-perception-study-once-you-start-smelling-mones-no-going-back/54606)
**Author:** [@The\_Hammer](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/The_Hammer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/acquired-androstenone-perception-study-once-you-start-smelling-mones-no-going-back/54606 "2012-02-17T14:18:49Z")
Ability to perceive androstenone ca… \[Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1989\] - PubMed - NCBI Not sure how to post studies here, Basically it’s an oldie but a goodie. Others have mentioned on the forum that once you start smel… --- ## [Don't trust the hype about pheromones](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/dont-trust-the-hype-about-pheromones/51919)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/dont-trust-the-hype-about-pheromones/51919 "2012-02-02T02:31:06Z")
The Scent of a Woman Don’t trust the hype about pheromones and sexual attraction. “Doty refers to a 2004 study on sheep that interrogated the long-held assumption that females ovulate in the presence of males, most lik… --- ## [A1, EST in straight men, gay men and women](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/a1-est-in-straight-men-gay-men-and-women/80)
**Author:** [@PheroQuirk](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/PheroQuirk)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 1:28pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/a1-est-in-straight-men-gay-men-and-women/80 "2011-10-11T13:28:07Z")
http://www.mindfully.org/Health/2005/Pheromone-Brain-Response17may05.htm The testosterone derivative 4,16-androstadien-3-one (AND) and the estrogen-like steroid estra-1,3,5(10),16-tetraen-3-ol (EST) are candidate co… --- ## [USPTO application # 20110178009](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/uspto-application-20110178009/51481)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/uspto-application-20110178009/51481 "2011-08-18T02:15:55Z")
USPTO application # 20110178009 - Pheromones and the luteinizing hormone for inducing proliferation of neural stem cells and neurogenesis The present invention provides a method of increasing neural stem cell numbers or… --- ## [Pheromones a myth in mammals](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-a-myth-in-mammals/43328)
**Author:** [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-a-myth-in-mammals/43328 "2011-07-27T21:51:01Z")
Penn Current: Research: Pheromones a myth in mammals Something just didn’t smell right to Richard Doty. It was 1976 when the director of the Smell and Taste Center at Penn’s School of Medicine first started raising a … --- ## [Avian ‘Axe effect’ attracts attention of females and males](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/avian-axe-effect-attracts-attention-of-females-and-males/51324)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/avian-axe-effect-attracts-attention-of-females-and-males/51324 "2011-07-25T02:07:23Z")
Avian ‘Axe effect’ attracts attention of females and males Today 9:51 AM July 19th, 2011 in Biology / Plants & Animals In a case of life imitating art, avian scents given off by male songbirds have the females (and ma… --- ## [Can Ambient Scent Enhance the Nightlife Experience?](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/can-ambient-scent-enhance-the-nightlife-experience/50739)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 9:37am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/can-ambient-scent-enhance-the-nightlife-experience/50739 "2011-06-14T09:37:14Z")
Ambient scent enhances. Predictably, pheromone enhancement would be even more effective. James V. Kohl http://www.pheromones.com Chemosensory Perception Volume 4, Numbers 1-2, 55-64, DOI: 10.1007/s12078-011-9088-2Ope… --- ## ["Scientists exploit ash tree pest's chemical communication"](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/scientists-exploit-ash-tree-pests-chemical-communication/50077)
**Author:** [@QuietGuy](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/QuietGuy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/scientists-exploit-ash-tree-pests-chemical-communication/50077 "2011-05-11T19:22:58Z")
↳Click here to read the full article. (http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/ll-041411-scientists-exploit-EAB-communication.aspx) --- ## [Natural scent of women linked to increased testosterone and seduction](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/natural-scent-of-women-linked-to-increased-testosterone-and-seduction/49063)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/natural-scent-of-women-linked-to-increased-testosterone-and-seduction/49063 "2011-04-20T02:47:17Z")
2010 This news article discusses the demonstration of a sexually-relevant hormone response to the natural body odor of women, and may help to sustain interest in the use of pheromone-enhanced fragrance products for wo… --- ## [Newest book about pheromones](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/newest-book-about-pheromones/49188)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/newest-book-about-pheromones/49188 "2011-03-09T20:19:01Z")
Informed consumers who want to stay up-to-date may want to acquire the newly released 2nd edition of Rob van den Hurk’s book. van den Hurk, R. (2011). Intraspecific chemical communication in vertebrates with special att… --- ## [Intraspecific chemical communication in vertebrates...](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/intraspecific-chemical-communication-in-vertebrates/4852)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/intraspecific-chemical-communication-in-vertebrates/4852 "2011-03-07T14:19:35Z")
…with special attention to its role in reproduction. Author: van den Hurk, R. (2007) Booklet available from author for 15 euros or $20 US Paypal accepted: contact r.vandenhurk@planet.nl Pheromone Information Centre, … --- ## [Sex-atypical hypothalamus activation in transexuals when smelling odorous steroids](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/sex-atypical-hypothalamus-activation-in-transexuals-when-smelling-odorous-steroids/48943)
**Author:** [@dbot](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/dbot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/sex-atypical-hypothalamus-activation-in-transexuals-when-smelling-odorous-steroids/48943 "2011-02-20T19:44:05Z")
One working hypothesis behind transsexuality is that the normal sex differentiation of certain hypothalamic networks is altered. We tested this hypothesis by investigating the pattern of cerebral activation in 12 nonhomo… --- ## [Antibacterial Soap Disrupts Hormone Activities](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/antibacterial-soap-disrupts-hormone-activities/47035)
**Author:** [@dbot](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/dbot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/antibacterial-soap-disrupts-hormone-activities/47035 "2011-02-20T00:10:12Z")
A new UC Davis study shows that a common antibacterial chemical added to bath soaps can alter hormonal activity in rats and in human cells in the laboratory – and does so by a previously unreported mechanism. The findin… --- ## [From fertilization to adult sexual behavior](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/from-fertilization-to-adult-sexual-behavior/44659)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/from-fertilization-to-adult-sexual-behavior/44659 "2011-01-19T00:59:06Z")
With the advent of this article being made available to the public for free, I now have the full text of three peer-reviewed publications on human pheromones available for no fee. Pacific Center for Sex and Society: Fro… --- ## [Changes in the Odor Quality of Androstadienone During Exposure-Induced Sensitization](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/changes-in-the-odor-quality-of-androstadienone-during-exposure-induced-sensitization/35837)
**Author:** [@Domnk](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Domnk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/changes-in-the-odor-quality-of-androstadienone-during-exposure-induced-sensitization/35837 "2011-01-07T04:42:14Z")
Changes in the Odor Quality of Androstadienone During Exposure-Induced Sensitization Tim J.C. Jacob, Liwei Wang, Sajjida Jaffer and Sara McPhee School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3US, UK \*Corre… --- ## ["Women Can Smell a Man's Sexual Intentions" By Melinda Wenner](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/women-can-smell-a-mans-sexual-intentions-by-melinda-wenner/24880)
**Author:** [@So\_Musky](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/So_Musky)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2011, 11:25am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/women-can-smell-a-mans-sexual-intentions-by-melinda-wenner/24880 "2011-01-01T11:25:58Z")
It’s not hard to tell when a guy is “happy to see you.” The twinkle in his eye, his swagger, that sexy smile — all are clear signs he’s in the mood. And, at least subconsciously, a woman can also tell by the scent of h… --- ## [MHC - associated odor production in an Old World Monkey](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/mhc-associated-odor-production-in-an-old-world-monkey/43817)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/mhc-associated-odor-production-in-an-old-world-monkey/43817 "2010-12-27T23:56:15Z")
Here’s a link to an article that helps establish the concept of human pheromones via their presence in another primate. Odour signals major histocompatibility complex gen… \[Proc Biol Sci. 2010\] - PubMed result "…our re… --- ## [Human pheromones and sexual attraction](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-pheromones-and-sexual-attraction/34173)
**Author:** [@falcos](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/falcos)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/human-pheromones-and-sexual-attraction/34173 "2010-12-08T17:45:17Z")
1Contents Introduction 1.1. Smell 1.2. Pheromones 1.3. Pheromone detection 1.4. Pheromone production 1.5. Pheromone effects on animal reproductive behaviours 1.6. Pheromones and human reproductive behaviours 1.… --- ## [Scientific evidence that androstadienone should make a comeback!](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/scientific-evidence-that-androstadienone-should-make-a-comeback/43270)
**Author:** [@AplAy](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/AplAy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/scientific-evidence-that-androstadienone-should-make-a-comeback/43270 "2010-11-12T22:54:25Z")
ABSTRACT \*“Considerable research effort has focused on whether specific compounds found within human body odor influence the behavior or physiology of other individuals. The most intensively studied is 4,16-androstadie… --- ## [Sexual Tsunami](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/sexual-tsunami/33374)
**Author:** [@texaspete](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/texaspete)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/sexual-tsunami/33374 "2010-08-18T23:48:38Z")
\*\* \*\*Absent pheromones turn flies into lusty Lotharios :open\_mouth: (Absent pheromones turn flies into lusty Lotharios | (e) Science News) Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 14:56 in Biology & Nature \*\*Related i… --- ## [On the scent of sexual attraction](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/on-the-scent-of-sexual-attraction/39306)
**Author:** [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/on-the-scent-of-sexual-attraction/39306 "2010-06-14T22:49:08Z")
Commentary It is more than 50 years since the term pheromone was proposed to label a category of chemical signals produced by one member of a species that elicit a definite response in another member of the same spec… --- ## [Male Sexual Orientation Affects Sensitivity to Androstenone](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/male-sexual-orientation-affects-sensitivity-to-androstenone/33001)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/male-sexual-orientation-affects-sensitivity-to-androstenone/33001 "2010-03-22T01:25:45Z")
SpringerLink - Journal Article “Homosexual men displayed significantly higher olfactory sensitivity to the odor of androstenone than heterosexual men…” --- ## [A whiff of happiness: Can smelling a molecule contained in human sweat ease anxiety ?](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/a-whiff-of-happiness-can-smelling-a-molecule-contained-in-human-sweat-ease-anxiety/37036)
**Author:** [@Maidenfan01](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Maidenfan01)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/a-whiff-of-happiness-can-smelling-a-molecule-contained-in-human-sweat-ease-anxiety/37036 "2010-03-15T15:51:11Z")
A whiff of happiness: Can smelling a molecule contained in human sweat ease anxiety and stress? Some scientists think so, and argue that ‘osmotherapy’ may also help people to slim or stop smoking - 25 August 1990 - New S… [Previous page](https://pheromonetalk.com/c/pheromone-science/studies-abstracts/50.md) [Next page](https://pheromonetalk.com/c/pheromone-science/studies-abstracts/50.md?page=2)