# Studies & Abstracts **URL:** https://pheromonetalk.com/c/pheromone-science/studies-abstracts/50.md?page=3 [Latest](https://pheromonetalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://pheromonetalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://pheromonetalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 4 --- ## [What does our odour really mean?](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/what-does-our-odour-really-mean/23033)
**Author:** [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/what-does-our-odour-really-mean/23033 "2008-11-22T01:59:21Z")
What Does Our Odour Really Mean (from The Herald ) Due to the websites copyright I cannot post it here, but the link will take you to it. As always more and more of the mainstream press and research community is coming … --- ## [Volatile human steroids: What they do and don't do](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/volatile-human-steroids-what-they-do-and-dont-do/22653)
**Author:** [@diane999](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/diane999)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/volatile-human-steroids-what-they-do-and-dont-do/22653 "2008-11-15T15:21:52Z")
While previous investigations of human pheromones have emphasized regulation of physiology (McClintock, 1971; Stern and McClintock, 1998), there is little published data documenting effects on behavior or mood. In studie… --- ## [Colour vision ended human pheromone use](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/colour-vision-ended-human-pheromone-use/22795)
**Author:** [@rivmchl3](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/rivmchl3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/colour-vision-ended-human-pheromone-use/22795 "2008-11-11T23:23:57Z")
Colour vision ended human pheromone use 22:00 16 June 2003 by Shaoni Bhattacharya http://www.newscientist.com/search?rbauthors=Shaoni+Bhattacharya The development of colour vision may have… --- ## [The sixth sense - Your schnozzle may be receiving lewd messages from the opposite sex](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-sixth-sense-your-schnozzle-may-be-receiving-lewd-messages-from-the-opposite-sex/22412)
**Author:** [@tisha23](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/tisha23)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-sixth-sense-your-schnozzle-may-be-receiving-lewd-messages-from-the-opposite-sex/22412 "2008-11-03T19:04:21Z")
Washington DC THERE is no polite way to say this: some scientists claim you have a sex organ up your nose. If the idea disturbs you, don’t worry too much. Other researchers remain sniffy about the prospect. The minute … --- ## [Pheromone triples women's sexual success](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromone-triples-womens-sexual-success/22411)
**Author:** [@tisha23](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/tisha23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromone-triples-womens-sexual-success/22411 "2008-11-03T00:57:44Z")
A dab of artificial sweat can hugely increase your chance for romance, say researchers in California. They found that a commercial synthetic “pheromone” tripled the sexual success of women. Psychologist Norma McCoy and … --- ## [Pheromone attracts straight women and gay men](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromone-attracts-straight-women-and-gay-men/22410)
**Author:** [@tisha23](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/tisha23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromone-attracts-straight-women-and-gay-men/22410 "2008-11-03T00:54:59Z")
Smelling a male pheromone prompts the same brain activity in homosexual men as it does in heterosexual women, a new study has found. It did not excite the sex-related region in the brains of heterosexual males, although … --- ## ["Why did women prefer the odors of men who had high cortisol level?"](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/why-did-women-prefer-the-odors-of-men-who-had-high-cortisol-level/873)
**Author:** [@Socrates](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Socrates)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/why-did-women-prefer-the-odors-of-men-who-had-high-cortisol-level/873 "2008-10-28T22:50:15Z")
http://users.utu.fi/mjranta/reprints/Rantala\_etal2006.pdf Evolution and Human Behavior 27 (2006) 259–269 Male steroid hormones and female preference for male body odor Markus J. Rantala, C.J. Peter Eriksson, Anssi Vai… --- ## [MHC-correlated odour preferences in humans and the use of oral contraceptives](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/mhc-correlated-odour-preferences-in-humans-and-the-use-of-oral-contraceptives/21767)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/mhc-correlated-odour-preferences-in-humans-and-the-use-of-oral-contraceptives/21767 "2008-10-21T11:57:01Z")
Abstract Previous studies in animals and humans show that genes in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) influence individual odours and that females often prefer odour of MHC-dissimilar males, perhaps to increase … --- ## [New nerve discovered connected from the nose to the brain](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/new-nerve-discovered-connected-from-the-nose-to-the-brain/10442)
**Author:** [@Eldros](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Eldros)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/new-nerve-discovered-connected-from-the-nose-to-the-brain/10442 "2008-10-18T01:33:10Z")
What makes us fall in love? Is it lust, mutual interests, shared life goals, or something much more intangible? Recent research suggests the latter. Researchers have only recently discovered an olfactory nerve that they… --- ## [oxytocin spray and fear](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/oxytocin-spray-and-fear/76)
**Author:** [@PheroQuirk](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/PheroQuirk)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/oxytocin-spray-and-fear/76 "2008-09-10T20:34:18Z")
http://www.corante.com/brainwaves/archives/2005/12/29/a\_love\_spray\_for\_the\_fearful.php The analysis of love has moved from the embrace of poets into the arms of science. A recent series of precise studies reveal some of… --- ## [NYTimes: How the nose sniffs danger](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/nytimes-how-the-nose-sniffs-danger/18209)
**Author:** [@evolver](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/evolver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/nytimes-how-the-nose-sniffs-danger/18209 "2008-08-25T12:22:39Z")
How the Nose Sniffs Danger in the Air By KENNETH CHANG Published: August 22, 2008 The next time someone says, “I smell danger in the air,” that might literally be true — and the odor might be coming from you. (How th… --- ## [Subliminal smells bias perception about a person's likeability](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/subliminal-smells-bias-perception-about-a-persons-likeability/7185)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/subliminal-smells-bias-perception-about-a-persons-likeability/7185 "2008-08-21T12:13:08Z")
Subliminal smells bias perception about a person’s likeability “…new research from Northwestern University suggests that humans also pick up infinitesimal scents that affect whether or not we like somebody.” Whom is th… --- ## [Pentagon Funded Research on Human Alarm Pheromones (related to Gay Bombs)](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pentagon-funded-research-on-human-alarm-pheromones-related-to-gay-bombs/8438)
**Author:** [@Phoenix](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Phoenix)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pentagon-funded-research-on-human-alarm-pheromones-related-to-gay-bombs/8438 "2008-08-21T12:02:42Z")
This Progress Report for Phase O of this project reported on four different tasks. Task I, Optimization of Sample Collection, focused on the collection of the putative alarm pheromone via axillary sweat samples obtained … --- ## [Body odor and the pill](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/body-odor-and-the-pill/17461)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/body-odor-and-the-pill/17461 "2008-08-14T08:59:00Z")
“… by disturbing a woman’s natural olfactory preferences, the contraceptive Pill could be to blame for fertility problems, relationship dissatisfaction and marital breakdown.” Why women can’t sniff out Mr Right when t… --- ## [Androstenone...what it smells like to women](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/androstenone-what-it-smells-like-to-women/17008)
**Author:** [@Bella](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Bella)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/androstenone-what-it-smells-like-to-women/17008 "2008-08-12T01:26:22Z")
Men’s Scent Depends on Women’s Perceptions By Dave Mosher, LiveScience Staff Writer posted: 17 September 2007 10:25 am ET If the sweaty guy standing in line next to you smells like vanilla—or urine—you may have whiffe… --- ## [Inherited body odor (twins)](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/inherited-body-odor-twins/17172)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/inherited-body-odor-twins/17172 "2008-08-09T04:16:12Z")
Kuhn F, Natsch A. Body odour of monozygotic human twins: a common pattern of odorant carboxylic acids released by a bacterial aminoacylase from axilla secretions contributing to an inherited body odour type. J R Soc Int… --- ## [The Nose, an Emotional Time Machine](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-nose-an-emotional-time-machine/16991)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-nose-an-emotional-time-machine/16991 "2008-08-05T21:39:06Z")
Mentions recent book publication by Rachel Herz and work by Jay Gottfried. No mention of the most recent book by Avery Gilbert, but if she could have interviewed everyone, she might have got around to me, too. Seems even… --- ## [Putative human pheromones and MtFtransssexuals](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/putative-human-pheromones-and-mtftransssexuals/16559)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2008, 9:06am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/putative-human-pheromones-and-mtftransssexuals/16559 "2008-08-05T09:06:32Z")
Berglund H, Lindström P, Dhejne-Helmy C, Savic I. Male-to-female transsexuals show sex-atypical hypothalamus activation when smelling odorous steroids. Cereb Cortex. 2008 Aug;18(8):1900-8 One working hypothesis behind t… --- ## [Scents found in orange juice and cooked rice activate human VN1R pheromone receptors](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/scents-found-in-orange-juice-and-cooked-rice-activate-human-vn1r-pheromone-receptors/14318)
**Author:** [@magnum](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/magnum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/scents-found-in-orange-juice-and-cooked-rice-activate-human-vn1r-pheromone-receptors/14318 "2008-06-23T19:53:08Z")
Molecular biology of olfaction Our sense of smell enables us to detect, distinguish, and evaluate thousands of odorants, of which 8,000 are known to occur just in food. Thereby they influence food preferences and nutrit… --- ## [Fragrant attraction - smell is the key to choosing a romantic partner](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/fragrant-attraction-smell-is-the-key-to-choosing-a-romantic-partner/14131)
**Author:** [@mac](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/mac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/fragrant-attraction-smell-is-the-key-to-choosing-a-romantic-partner/14131 "2008-06-19T18:37:43Z")
In her book, The Scent of Desire: Discovering our enigmatic sense of smell, Herz looks at the role of scent in sexual attraction, based on years of research. “Since at least the time of the Egyptians, we have been adorn… --- ## [Pheromones and Behavior](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-and-behavior/13532)
**Author:** [@Bella](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Bella)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2008, 5:01am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-and-behavior/13532 "2008-06-05T05:01:34Z")
Pheromone Science Issued US Patent Pheromone Sciences Issued U.S. Patent on Pheromone Sciences Corp (TSX-V: PHS) a developer of fertility prediction medical devices for both human and large animal applications, toda… --- ## [Sweaty Sex](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/sweaty-sex/13331)
**Author:** [@tisha23](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/tisha23)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2008, 6:06am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/sweaty-sex/13331 "2008-06-01T06:06:56Z")
SWEATY SEX By Bethany Lindsay Cameron Muir thinks a lot about hot, sweaty sex. It’s his job, after all. Muir is a psychologist at Brock University, and his current fascination is human sweat — particularly when it’s c… --- ## [An investigation into the effect of androstanone on the emission of dominant response](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/an-investigation-into-the-effect-of-androstanone-on-the-emission-of-dominant-response/13143)
**Author:** [@tisha23](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/tisha23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/an-investigation-into-the-effect-of-androstanone-on-the-emission-of-dominant-response/13143 "2008-05-26T18:27:59Z")
It is well known that when there are members of the same species present, the behaviour of individual animals is different to those times when the animal is alone, and there are many different ways in which this manifest… --- ## [Pheromones trigger brain stem growth](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-trigger-brain-stem-growth/13142)
**Author:** [@tisha23](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/tisha23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/pheromones-trigger-brain-stem-growth/13142 "2008-05-26T18:20:10Z")
Pheromone signals from dominant males spark new brain cells in their female partners and could help repair injured brains, suggests a new study by a University of Calgary neuroscientist. Sam Weiss’s findings, in the Jul… --- ## [ISHE08 presentation: perfume preserves some body odour quality, not just masks it](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/ishe08-presentation-perfume-preserves-some-body-odour-quality-not-just-masks-it/13139)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/ishe08-presentation-perfume-preserves-some-body-odour-quality-not-just-masks-it/13139 "2008-05-26T17:58:46Z")
ISHE08 Abstracts “…perfume is not merely masking the body odour, but rather that some aspect of body odour quality is preserved.” When published in a peer-reviewed journal, results like this will support use of human p… --- ## [ISHE08 presentation: pheromone processing with voice and face information](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/ishe08-presentation-pheromone-processing-with-voice-and-face-information/13138)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/ishe08-presentation-pheromone-processing-with-voice-and-face-information/13138 "2008-05-26T17:34:35Z")
ISHE08 Abstracts Results give preliminary answers to questions about the interaction between pheromonal processing and vocal information (voice) or visual information (faces) through use of behavioral and psychophysical… --- ## [Smell o vision phone kit](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/smell-o-vision-phone-kit/12365)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/smell-o-vision-phone-kit/12365 "2008-05-13T08:14:03Z")
Japanese carrier to test smell-o-vision phone kit | Register Hardware James V. Kohl The Scent of Eros --- ## [Scented text messages](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/scented-text-messages/12366)
**Author:** [@jvkohl](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/jvkohl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2008, 2:55am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/scented-text-messages/12366 "2008-05-09T02:55:15Z")
Patented in Germany The Local - Scented text messages patented in Germany James V. Kohl The Scent of Eros --- ## [The Chemistry of Desire](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-chemistry-of-desire/11973)
**Author:** [@Bella](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Bella)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2008, 4:54am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/the-chemistry-of-desire/11973 "2008-04-30T04:54:58Z")
The Chemistry of Desire Monday, Jan. 19, 2004 By MICHAEL D. LEMONICK Eight years ago, after she had a hysterectomy at age 42, Roslyn Washington was left with an unexpected side effect. Her doctors, who had recommended … --- ## [Studies in Estratetraenol (EST)](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/studies-in-estratetraenol-est/11445)
**Author:** [@galydrum](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/galydrum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/studies-in-estratetraenol-est/11445 "2008-04-19T03:01:30Z")
A couple documented studies in EST that I found while searching. Context-dependent effects of steroid chemosignals …\[Physiol Behav. 2001 Sep 1-15\] - PubMed Result Sniffing human sex-steroid derived compounds modul…\[Beh… [Previous page](https://pheromonetalk.com/c/pheromone-science/studies-abstracts/50.md?page=2) [Next page](https://pheromonetalk.com/c/pheromone-science/studies-abstracts/50.md?page=4)