BACKGROUND It is widely believed that the human sense of smell is inferior to that of other
mammals, especially rodents and dogs. This Review traces the scientific history of this idea …

The human sense of smell is still much underappreciated, despite its importance for vital
functions such as warning and protection from environmental hazards, eating behavior and …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Chemosignals and Reproduction” Across phyla,
chemosensory communication is crucial for mediating a variety of social behaviors, which …

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 …

As humans are mammals, it is possible, perhaps even probable, that we have pheromones.
However, there is no robust bioassay-led evidence for the widely published claims that four …

Our natural body odor goes through several stages of age-dependent changes in chemical
composition as we grow older. Similar changes have been reported for several animal …

Brain development in mammals has been proposed to be promoted by successful
adaptations to the social complexity as well as to the social and non-social chemical …

Alarm pheromones are widely used in the animal kingdom. Notably, there are 26 published
studies (N= 1652) highlighting a human capacity to communicate fear, stress, and anxiety …

Effective odor control in textiles requires two approaches to be implemented simultaneously.
One is the ability to adsorb body odors and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in …

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 …