Smelling of Odorous Sex Hormone-like Compounds Causes Sex-Differentiated Hypothalamic Activations in Humans

@article{Savic2001SmellingOO,
  title={Smelling of Odorous Sex Hormone-like Compounds Causes Sex-Differentiated Hypothalamic Activations in Humans},
  author={Ivanka Savic and H. Berglund and Bal{\'a}zs Guly{\'a}s and P. Roland},
  journal={Neuron},
  year={2001},
  volume={31},
  pages={661-668}
}

• Ivanka Savic, H. Berglund, +1 author P. Roland
• Published 2001 in Neuron
• DOI:10.1016/S0896-6273(01)00390-7

The anatomical pathways for processing of odorous stimuli include the olfactory nerve projection to the olfactory bulb, the trigeminal nerve projection to somatosensory and insular cortex, and the projection from the accessory olfactory bulb to the hypothalamus. In the majority of tetrapods, the sex-specific effects of pheromones on reproductive behavior is mediated via the hypothalamic projection. However, the existence of this projection in humans has been regarded as improbable because… CONTINUE READING

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