Ending twenty years of debate?

April 9, 2015 James V. Kohl Common Scents, Human Pheromones 0

The smelling of Hedione results in sex-differentiated human brain activity

Excerpt: “Hedione exhibited significantly enhanced activation in limbic areas (amygdala, hippocampus) and elicited a sex-differentiated response in a hypothalamic region that is associated with hormonal release.”

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Delicate magnolia scent activates human pheromone receptor

Excerpt: “The question if humans can communicate via pheromones in the same way as animals is under debate.”

My comment: There is no debate among serious scientists who understand the fact that epigenetic effects on cell type differentiation are nutrient-dependent, RNA-mediated, and pheromone-controlled in species from microbes to man. That fact has been detailed in the following series of published works.

From Fertilization to Adult Sexual Behavior

Human pheromones: integrating neuroendocrinology and ethology

The Mind’s Eyes: Human pheromones, neuroscience, and male sexual preferences

Human pheromones and food odors: epigenetic influences on the socioaffective nature of evolved behaviors

Nutrient-dependent/pheromone-controlled adaptive evolution: a model

See also: Human pheromones, epigenetics, physiology, and the development of animal behavior https://f1000.com/posters/browse/summary/1387

When he was wearing the mixture compared to when he wore the diluent, women were more likely to make eye contact (t (12) = 3.43, p = 0.01; IRR: r = 0.964, p = 0.01). They also laughed more (t (12) = 5.20, p < 0.01; IRR: r = 0.810, p = 0.01), and they subsequently rated themselves as being more attracted to him (t (12) = 2.786, p = 0.016).Our results combine the known effects of androstenol on LH and on mood with a likely behavioral affect of androsterone.

Pheromones.com

RNA-mediated.com

See also:

Why women were turned on by Steve McQueen: A chemical in actor’s aftershave triggered their sex hormones, claims study

Human Pheremone Receptor Activated with Delicate Magnolia Scent

Can Humans Communicate Via Pheromones?

About James V. Kohl 1308 Articles
James Vaughn Kohl was the first to accurately conceptualize human pheromones, and began presenting his findings to the scientific community in 1992. He continues to present to, and publish for, diverse scientific and lay audiences, while constantly monitoring the scientific presses for new information that is relevant to the development of his initial and ongoing conceptualization of human pheromones. Recently, Kohl integrated scientific evidence that pinpoints the evolved neurophysiological mechanism that links olfactory/pheromonal input to genes in hormone-secreting cells of tissue in a specific area of the brain that is primarily involved in the sensory integration of olfactory and visual input, and in the development of human sexual preferences. His award-winning 2007 article/book chapter on multisensory integration: The Mind’s Eyes: Human pheromones, neuroscience, and male sexual preferences followed an award winning 2001 publication: Human pheromones: integrating neuroendocrinology and ethology, which was coauthored by disinguished researchers from Vienna. Rarely do researchers win awards in multiple disciplines, but Kohl’s 2001 award was for neuroscience, and his 2007 “Reiss Theory” award was for social science. Kohl has worked as a medical laboratory scientist since 1974, and he has devoted more than twenty-five years to researching the relationship between the sense of smell and the development of human sexual preferences. Unlike many researchers who work with non-human subjects, medical laboratory scientists use the latest technology from many scientific disciplines to perform a variety of specialized diagnostic medical testing on people. James V. Kohl is certified with: * American Society for Clinical Pathology * American Medical Technologists James V. Kohl is a member of: * Society for Neuroscience * Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology * Association for Chemoreception Sciences * Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality * International Society for Human Ethology * American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science * Mensa, the international high IQ society