The Great Pheromone Myth
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The Great Pheromone Myth[1] is a book on pheromones and their application to chemosensation in mammals by Richard L. Doty, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Smell and Taste Center in Philadelphia.[2][3][4] Doty argues that the concept of pheromone introduced by Karlson and Lüscher[5] is too simple for mammalian chemonsensory systems, failing to take into account learning and the context-dependence of chemosensation.[2][3] In this book, he is especially critical of human pheromones, arguing that not only are there no definitive studies finding human pheromones, but that humans lack a functional vomeronasal organ to detect pheromones.[2] Its publication received coverage in the news media, especially concerning its arguments that human pheromones do not exist.[6][7][8][9]
Author | Richard L. Doty |
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Subject | Pheromones |
Publisher | The Johns Hopkins University Press |
Publication date | 2010 |
Pages | 278 |
ISBN | 978-0801893476 |