#An accumulating body of evidence shows that humans - as many other animal species - use smells from conspecifics to #transfer socially-relevant information such as familiarity (see my work on the maternal #odor), ethnicity (see my work on ethnic #odor signatures), emotional states (see my #work on disgust and fear body odors), #attitudes (see my work on aggression).
#Furthermore, the effects of this type of chemosignal communication can be consequential, both in terms of decisions (see #my work on how body odors shape moral #choices) and in terms of behaviors (see #my work on how the odor of anxiety affects dental #professionals).
#A better understanding of how human body odors influence social cognition and behavior can help unravel the behavioral, #psycho-physiological and neural processes underlying the human social function.
