Communication through body odour

Aron Weller ()
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Aron Weller: Bar-Ilan University

Nature, 1998, vol. 392, issue 6672, 126-127

Abstract: The menstrual cycles of women who live in close contact can converge over time. Is this due to shared environmental stimuli, or do the women communicate chemically? A new study by the scientist who pioneered these studies 27 years ago provides support for 'unconscious' communication through pheromones. Axillary (armpit) odours were wafted under the noses of recipient women and, depending on the stage of the menstrual cycle that the donor had reached, these odours had strikingly different effects on menstruation in the recipients.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1038/32283

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