Pheromones and olfaction in the birds and the bees: from yeasts to you
Pheromones are more important to the behavior of species from yeasts to you. Remember this if you plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Month: January 2011
Lack of a gender detection region for face stimuli
There is more to human pheromones than meets the eyes.
Biofiction, Philosophy, Pheromones, and Spirituality
The molecular mechanisms of bacterial conjugation are lovingly extended to marital love, philosophically and biochemically.
Pheromones and Physiology: Faculty of 1000: Naturally Selected
The gene-cell-tissue-organ-organ system pathway is required to link sensory input from the social environment to behavior. Pheromones, but not what we see, directly activate this pathway.
Debunking the myth of pheromones
Experts should learn about mammalian pheromones before commenting on “The Great Pheromone Myth.”
Human pheromones in tears automagically effect testosterone
The chemosignals in the emotional tears of women are human pheromones, probably derived from progesterone.
Tears and fears of pheromones
Pheromones effect hormones, like testosterone. Pheromones affect behavior by causing changes in hormones. The effect of pheromones on hormones and their affect on behavior begins at birth.
Female tears change testosterone and sexual arousal in men
https://www.nature.com/news/2011/110106/full/news.2011.2.html
Current Issues in the Study of Androstenes in Human Chemosignaling
This review lets you see what other researchers think about the androstenes: androstadienone, androstenone, androstenol.