TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Androstadienone modulates human aggression in a sex-dependent manner
JO  - Social cognitive and affective neuroscience
A1  - Wu, Yin
A1  - Wei, Ran
A1  - Nan, Yu
A1  - Hu, Yang
A1  - Ye, Yuting
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Chemosensory communication is ubiquitous in human social interaction. Androstadienone is a potential candidate human sex pheromone that is associated with social dominance and competition. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of androstadienone on aggression. We specifically distinguished two types of aggression, namely proactive and reactive aggression. Two hundred and six male and female participants received either androstadienone or a control carrier in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, between-participants design. Participants performed two aggression tasks, one on reactive aggression and the other on proactive aggression, while they were exposed to the olfactory stimuli. The results revealed that for men, smelling androstadienone reduced both reactive and proactive aggression, whereas it increased reactive aggression in women. These effects were present despite the olfactory stimuli not being explicitly discriminable. These findings provide direct evidence that androstadienone modulates human aggression in a sex-dependent manner.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1749-5016
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsad006
ID  - ref1
ER  -