The scented brain: pheromonal responses in humans.
Using PET, Savic et al., in this issue of Neuron, found a sexually dimorphic neural response to two putative human pheromones. The specific regions activated combined with the pronounced sex difference depict a pheromonal-type brain response in humans. Here, we preview this finding and suggest that human pheromones exist.
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Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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