Hormones, ovulatory cycle phase and pathogen disgust: A longitudinal investigation of the Compensatory Prophylaxis Hypothesis

J Stern, V Shiramizu - Hormones and behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Multiple studies have argued that disgust, especially pathogen disgust and contamination
sensitivity, change across women's ovulatory cycle, with higher levels in the luteal phase …

Neurobiology of Pathogen Avoidance and Mate Choice: Current and Future Directions

D Cantini, E Choleris, M Kavaliers - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The risk of parasitic infection has a major influence on animal behaviour.
Organisms must adjust their behaviour to avoid various modes of parasitic infection and …

Disgust sensitivity is independent from testosterone levels in males

MM Stefanczyk, G Żurek, A Zielińska… - Personality and …, 2024 - Elsevier
There are robust sex differences in disgust sensitivity, with women scoring higher than men,
yet the reasons for these discrepancies remain uncharted. Recent studies point out to …

The influence of oxytocin, progesterone and estrogen on disgust and its neurophysiological mechanism

X ZHANG, Y LEI, F WANG - Advances in Psychological Science, 2022 - journal.psych.ac.cn
Disgust, as an important basic emotion, is commonly recognized as a toxin (pathogens)
avoidance mechanism to protect individuals from diseases, and has far-reaching …

催产素, 孕激素和雌激素对厌恶的影响及其神经生理机制

张霞, 雷怡, 王福顺 - 心理科学进展, 2022 - journal.psych.ac.cn
厌恶是人和动物最基本的情绪之一, 起源于口腔对苦味(有毒) 物质的排斥,
常伴有恶心呕吐和远离诱发刺激的强烈愿望, 具有回避潜在疾病威胁的功能 …