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

Pheromones, secreted to the outside by an individual and received by a second individual of the same species, are ubiquitously used in the animal kingdom and mediate a wide range of social interactions (Karlson and Luscher, 1959; Wyatt, 2003). A well-studied class of pheromones is called sex pheromones, which regulate behaviors related to mate choice and reproduction. Their influence on the recipients take many forms, from priming the reproductive system (Keller-Costa et al., 2014), inducing preference, searching behavior, and the adoption of a mating stance in the opposite sex (Dorries et al., 1997; Li et al., 2002), to fostering intra-sexual competition among individuals of the same (e.g.
Source: Psychoneuroendocrinology - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research