Smelling human sex hormone-like compounds affects face gender judgment of men

Kovacs, G., Gulyas, B., Savic, I., Perrett, D.I., Cornwell, R.E., Little, A.C., Jones, B.C. , Burt, D.M., Gal, V. and Vidnyanszky, Z. (2004) Smelling human sex hormone-like compounds affects face gender judgment of men. NeuroReport, 15(8), pp. 1275-1277.

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Abstract

Although strong cross-sensory interactions between visual, tactile and auditory modalities have already been shown, we know little about how chemosensory information affects processing in other sensory modalities. We studied whether smelling gender-specifc odorous sex hormone-like steroids: 5-a-androgenst-16-en-3-one (androgen) or oestra-1,3,5(10),16-tetraen-3-ol (estrogen) can bias face gender discrimination. We found that, as a result of inhalation of androgen, men perceive faces to be more masculine as compared to when they are exposed to estrogen. Our results provide evidence for specifc cross-sensory effects of the gender-specifc chemosensory cues on the categorization of visual face gender.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Jones, Professor Benedict
Authors: Kovacs, G., Gulyas, B., Savic, I., Perrett, D.I., Cornwell, R.E., Little, A.C., Jones, B.C., Burt, D.M., Gal, V., and Vidnyanszky, Z.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience
Journal Name:NeuroReport
Publisher:Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN:0959-4965
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