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Tears without Fears: Sniffing Women’s Tears Reduces Aggression in Men

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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

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Similarities in body odor may contribute to social bonding

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A Sniff of Aggression

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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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