Sentences with word «chemosignal»
They were then co-opted to contain chemosignals and then perhaps further co-opted to express sadness, Anderson says.
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Evidence that androstadienone, a putative human chemosignal, modulates women's attributions of men's attractiveness.
It is therefore reasonable to assume that the perception of stress - related chemosignals does not activate emotion and empathy specific neuronal networks, but only less specific structures which effectively prime non-specific autonomic adjustments.
«It's well known that germs can be passed on through skin contact in handshakes, but we've shown that potential chemical messages, known as chemosignals, can be passed on in the same manner,» Frumin says.
In addition to determining that humans use chemosignals to attract one another, the findings could one day be used to create new therapies to correct hormone imbalances — most notably alternatives to cortisol replacement, which is used in treat maladies such as Addison's disease (in which the adrenal glands fail to pump out enough cortisol, causing muscle weakness, weight loss and low blood pressure).
«These chemosignals ring an alarm bell in your brain to attract your attention,» Freiherr says.
Humans tears contain a chemosignal.