Although chemical signaling is an essential mode of communication in most vertebrates, it
has long been viewed as having negligible effects in humans. However, a growing body of …

Although anthropologists frequently report the centrality of odours in the daily lives and
cultural beliefs of many small-scale communities, Western scholars have historically …

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 …

Davis and Arnocky's (2020) Target Article opens a very interesting and important debate on
an understudied topic. We applaud Davis and Arnocky for covering a vast literature stressing …

Emotions can be communicated in social contexts through chemosignals contained in
human body odors. The transmission of positive emotions via these signals has received …

Research shows that male body odor plays an important role in women's mate choice and
that olfactory abilities are associated with women's sexual functioning. What remains unclear …

The sense of smell is an important mediator of health and sociality at all stages of life, yet it
has received limited attention in our lineage. Olfaction starts in utero and participates in the …

Altered social cognition is a core feature of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). These
impairments have been explained as the consequence of compromised social motivational …

There is substantial evidence for assortative partner preferences in humans based on
physical characteristics. In contrast, evidence suggests that olfactory preferences tend to be …

We would like to thank the commentators for their thoughtprovoking responses to our target
article on the evolution of visual appearance enhancement behavior (Davis & Arnocky …