#20. Human Pheromones—Do They Exist?
Health Unveiled with Dr. Dan
English - April 11, 2019 10:00 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsAlternative Health Health & Fitness Science Nature health nutrition diet exercise supplementation alternative health wellness nutritional supplements cbd microbiome Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episode Summary:You’ve likely heard something about human pheromones. In this episode, Dr. Dan tackles this topic and discussing the following:Introduction to smell and volatile organic compounds (VOCs)Chemical communication in other organismsChemical communication in humansSummary and future outlookEpisode References:Story of Oscar the Cat: https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/nejmp078108See here for a review on odor-evoked memories: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/6/3/22/htm McClintock discovery of menstrual synchrony: https://www.nature.com/articles/229244a0Testosterone levels in men rise when smelling the shirt of a woman ovulating: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20424057Paper showing humans can smell fear: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12011790People who are happy give off different VOCs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11153847VOCs and MHC proteins: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20356897Effect of VOCs on Mood: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10627087VOCs emitted from anxious individuals can make others anxious: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20929974Tears of sadness in women decrease sex drive in men: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21212322Infants recognize the smell of their mothers: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2717541/Certain VOCs can increase cooperation in others: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23717389