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Do Humans Use Pheromones?
Bo and I discuss the evidence that supports and refutes a role played by pheromones in guiding human attraction - as well as a potential role played by the immune system in making some people more attractive than others, guiding human attraction and even human evolution.
Literature Cited:
- Wedekind C, Füri S. Body odour preferences in men and women: do they aim for specific MHC combinations or simply heterozygosity? Proc Biol Sci. 1997 Oct 22;264(1387):1471-9. PubMed PMID: 9364787; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1688704.
- Bhutta MF. Sex and the nose: human pheromonal responses. J R Soc Med. 2007 Jun;100(6):268-74. Review. PubMed PMID: 17541097; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1885393.
- Consuegra S, Garcia de Leaniz C. MHC-mediated mate choice increases parasite resistance in salmon. Proc Biol Sci. 2008 Jun 22;275(1641):1397-403. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0066. PubMed PMID: 18364312; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2602703.
- Havlicek J, Roberts SC. MHC-correlated mate choice in humans: a review. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2009 May;34(4):497-512. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.10.007. Epub 2008 Dec 2. Review. PubMed PMID: 19054623.
- de Groot JHB, Smeets MAM. Human Fear Chemosignaling: Evidence from a Meta-Analysis. Chem Senses. 2017 Oct 1;42(8):663-673. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjx049. PubMed PMID: 28981822.
- Hare RM, Schlatter S, Rhodes G, Simmons LW. Putative sex-specific human pheromones do not affect gender perception, attractiveness ratings or unfaithfulness judgements of opposite sex faces. R Soc Open Sci. 2017 Mar 8;4(3):160831. doi: 10.1098/rsos.160831. eCollection 2017 Mar. PubMed PMID: 28405372; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5383829.
- Tan R, Goldman MS. Exposure to male sexual scents (androstenone) influences women's drinking. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2017 Dec;25(6):456-465. doi: 10.1037/pha0000162. PubMed PMID: 29251974.
- Banner A, Frumin I, Shamay-Tsoory SG. Androstadienone, a Chemosignal Found in Human Sweat, Increases Individualistic Behavior and Decreases Cooperative Responses in Men. Chem Senses. 2018 Feb 26;43(3):189-196. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjy002. PubMed PMID: 29390162.
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Bo and I discuss the evidence that supports and refutes a role played by pheromones in guiding human attraction - as well as a potential role played by the immune system in making some people more attractive than others, guiding human attraction and even human evolution.
Literature Cited:
- Wedekind C, Füri S. Body odour preferences in men and women: do they aim for specific MHC combinations or simply heterozygosity? Proc Biol Sci. 1997 Oct 22;264(1387):1471-9. PubMed PMID: 9364787; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1688704.
- Bhutta MF. Sex and the nose: human pheromonal responses. J R Soc Med. 2007 Jun;100(6):268-74. Review. PubMed PMID: 17541097; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1885393.
- Consuegra S, Garcia de Leaniz C. MHC-mediated mate choice increases parasite resistance in salmon. Proc Biol Sci. 2008 Jun 22;275(1641):1397-403. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0066. PubMed PMID: 18364312; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2602703.
- Havlicek J, Roberts SC. MHC-correlated mate choice in humans: a review. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2009 May;34(4):497-512. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.10.007. Epub 2008 Dec 2. Review. PubMed PMID: 19054623.
- de Groot JHB, Smeets MAM. Human Fear Chemosignaling: Evidence from a Meta-Analysis. Chem Senses. 2017 Oct 1;42(8):663-673. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjx049. PubMed PMID: 28981822.
- Hare RM, Schlatter S, Rhodes G, Simmons LW. Putative sex-specific human pheromones do not affect gender perception, attractiveness ratings or unfaithfulness judgements of opposite sex faces. R Soc Open Sci. 2017 Mar 8;4(3):160831. doi: 10.1098/rsos.160831. eCollection 2017 Mar. PubMed PMID: 28405372; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5383829.
- Tan R, Goldman MS. Exposure to male sexual scents (androstenone) influences women's drinking. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2017 Dec;25(6):456-465. doi: 10.1037/pha0000162. PubMed PMID: 29251974.
- Banner A, Frumin I, Shamay-Tsoory SG. Androstadienone, a Chemosignal Found in Human Sweat, Increases Individualistic Behavior and Decreases Cooperative Responses in Men. Chem Senses. 2018 Feb 26;43(3):189-196. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjy002. PubMed PMID: 29390162.