Men smelling women: null effects of exposure to ovulatory sweat on men's testosterone.

摘要: Males of many species, humans included, exhibit rapid testosterone increases after exposure to conspecific females. Female chemical stimuli are sufficient trigger these responses in nonhuman which raises the possibility similar effects humans. Recently, Miller and Maner (2010) reported that smelling T-shirts worn by women near ovulation can men; however, men were aware they women's scents, thus mental imagery associated with knowledge may have contributed hormone responses. Here, we collected axillary sweat samples from on days ovulation. In a crossover design, who not explicitly specific smelled one session water second session. There no differences across experimental conditions. Our null findings suggest relevant signal is found sweat, and/or st...