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Tears without Fears: Sniffing Women’s Tears Reduces Aggression in Men
21.12.2023
Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development

Exposure to tears activates human smell receptors and alters aggression-related circuits in the brain

Scent of a Friend
Scent of a Friend
24.06.2022
Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development

Similarities in body odor may contribute to social bonding

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A Sniff of Aggression
19.11.2021
Brain & Behavior

Sniffing a particular body odor molecule found in abundance on the heads of newborn babies reduces aggression in men but increases it in women

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Mouse heart tissue viewed under a microscope

A Broken Heart: Two Types of Scars, Two Paths to Healing

Gal Raviv

Seeding the Passion

Training Future Physician-Scientists: The Weizmann Institute Receives Approval for a New Medical School

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Mouse heart tissue viewed under a microscope
18.02.2025
A Broken Heart: Two Types of Scars, Two Paths to Healing
11.02.2025
Training Future Physician-Scientists: The Weizmann Institute Receives Approval for a New Medical School
Prof. Yonina Eldar. Photo by Ronen Aharoni
04.02.2025
Prof. Yonina Eldar Is the Recipient of the Israel Prize in Engineering
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