Olfaction in the multisensory processing of faces: A narrative review of the influence of human body odors

F Damon, N Mezrai, L Magnier, A Leleu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
A recent body of research has emerged regarding the interactions between olfaction and
other sensory channels to process social information. The current review examines the …

Attention control and its emotion-specific association with cognitive emotion regulation in depression

LAK Loeffler, TD Satterthwaite, U Habel… - Brain imaging and …, 2019 - Springer
Individuals with major depression show impaired control of attention and emotions. Both
processes are conceptually similar and might share common mechanisms. The current …

Is androstadienone a human male pheromone? More research is needed

J Gan, Y Wu, X Lei, C Han - Physiology & behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Androsta-4, 16-dien-3-one (androstadienone, AND), a steroid predominantly found
in male secretions, has been associated with a variety of sex-specific effects on emotion …

Human chemosignals modulate emotional perception of biological motion in a sex-specific manner

Y Ye, Y Zhuang, MAM Smeets, W Zhou - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Androsta-4, 16,-dien-3-one and estra-1, 3, 5 (10), 16-tetraen-3-ol have previously
been shown to communicate opposite sex information that is differently effective to the two …

Influence of gender and culture on the perception of acidic compounds of human body odor

C Ferdenzi, H Razafindrazaka, N Baldovini… - Physiology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is increasing evidence that human body odor is involved in interpersonal
communication. However, among the wide variety of substances excreted by the human …

[PDF][PDF] Androstadienone modulates human aggression in a sex-dependent manner

Y Wu, R Wei, Y Nan, Y Hu, Y Ye - Social cognitive and affective …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Chemosensory communication is ubiquitous in human social interaction. Androstadienone
is a potential candidate human sex pheromone that is associated with social dominance and …

Sex-specific effects of human chemosignal on perception of angry but not fearful faces

Y Ye, Y Nan, R Wei, Y Wu - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Androsta-4, 16,-dien-3-one (androstadienone), a steroids implicated as a human
social chemosignal, has been reported to impact one's emotional perception along the …

Exploring the fMRI based neural correlates of the dot probe task and its modulation by sex and body odor

J Hornung, H Noack, L Kogler, B Derntl - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2019 - Elsevier
The dot probe task implicitly cues attention via emotional information, an effect which is
especially pronounced for threat-related cues. However, several questions remain …

Androstadienone sensitivity is associated with attention to emotions, social interactions, and sexual behavior in older US adults

DW Kern, GT Kaufmann, TA Hummer, LP Schumm… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Δ 4, 16-androstadien-3-one (androstadienone) is a putative human pheromone often linked
to sexual attraction in young adults, although specific associations with sexual behavior are …

Pheromone effects on the human hypothalamus in relation to sexual orientation and gender

Y Ye, Z Lu, W Zhou - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 2021 - Elsevier
Pheromones are chemicals that serve communicational purposes within a species. In most
terrestrial mammals, pheromones are detected by either the olfactory epithelium or the …