The scent of another person can activate memories, trigger emotions, and spark romantic
attraction; however, almost nothing is known about whether and how human scents …

Human body odors have important communicative functions regarding genetic identity,
immune fitness and general health, but an expanding body of research suggests they can …

When in a stressful situation, access to adult attachment figures (eg, romantic partners) is an
important means by which adults regulate stress responses. The practice of smelling a …

Research suggests that humans can communicate emotional states (eg, fear, sadness) via
chemosignals. However, thus far little is known about whether sexual arousal can also be …

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

We replicated a previous study that found that men and women often smell their sexual
partners' clothing when they are apart (McBurney, Shoup, & Streeter, 2006). We found that …

Humans can register another person's fear not only with their eyes and ears, but also with
their nose. Previous research has demonstrated that exposure to body odors from fearful …

Studies have shown that pleasant scents favor positive social relationships. However, the
effect of pleasant ambient odor on romantic relationships has never been tested. In a field …

People readily perceive and react to the body odors of other people, which creates a wide
range of implications for affective, cognitive, and behavioral responses. In this article, we …

Alarm substances are airborne chemical signals, released by an individual into the
environment, which communicate emotional stress between conspecifics. Here we tested …