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Currently I am in my last year of getting my doctorate in Neuroscience so the science behind pheromones and human olfaction is very interesting to me!
Published this year is a review of the topic, you can find the article here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27070753 and http://www.biomed.cas.cz/physiolres/pdf/65/65_369.pdf
It has a nice review on the field but more importantly it references many many studies one can research for an indepth study of human pheromone detection such as:
BERGLUND H, LINDSTROM P, SAVIC I: Brain response to putative pheromones in lesbian women. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103: 8269-8274, 2006. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1570103/)
BRENNAN PA: Pheromones in mammalian behavior. In: The Neurobiology of Olfaction. MENINI A (ed.), CRC Press, Cambridge, 2010, pp 157-181.
TROTIER D: Vomeronasal organ and human pheromones. Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 128: 184-190, 2011.
BOEHM N, GASSER B: Sensory receptor-like cells in the human foetal vomeronasal organ. Neuroreport 4: 867-870, 1993
BRAND G, MILLOT JL: Sex differences in human olfaction: between evidence and enigma. Q J Exp Psychol B 54: 259-270, 2001.
COMETTO-MUNIZ JE, ABRAHAM MH: Human olfactory detection of homologous n-alcohols measured via concentration-response functions. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 89: 279-291, 2008.
COMETTO-MUNIZ JE, ABRAHAM MH: Olfactory detectability of homologous n-alkylbenzenes as reflected by concentration-detection functions in humans. Neuroscience 161: 236-248, 2009a
DOTY RL, CAMERON EL: Sex differences and reproductive hormone influences on human odor perception. Physiol Behav 97: 213-228, 2009.
DOTY RL, SNYDER PJ, HUGGINS GR, LOWRY LD: Endocrine, cardiovascular, and psychological correlated of olfactory sensitivity changes during the human menstrual cycle. J Comp Physiol Psychol 95: 45-60, 1981
JACOB TJ, FRASER C, WANG L, WALKER V, O'CONNOR S: Psychophysical evaluation of responses to pleasant and mal-odour stimulation in human subjects; adaptation, dose response and gender differences. Int J Psychophysiol 48: 67-80, 2003.
JOHNSON EW: CaBPs and other immunohistochemical markers of the human vomeronasal system: a comparison with other mammals. Microsc Res Tech 41: 530-541, 1998.
Have fun!
Oh and here's two fun ones:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26053321
http://evp.sagepub.com/content/14/2/1474704916643328.full
Published this year is a review of the topic, you can find the article here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27070753 and http://www.biomed.cas.cz/physiolres/pdf/65/65_369.pdf
It has a nice review on the field but more importantly it references many many studies one can research for an indepth study of human pheromone detection such as:
BERGLUND H, LINDSTROM P, SAVIC I: Brain response to putative pheromones in lesbian women. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103: 8269-8274, 2006. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1570103/)
BRENNAN PA: Pheromones in mammalian behavior. In: The Neurobiology of Olfaction. MENINI A (ed.), CRC Press, Cambridge, 2010, pp 157-181.
TROTIER D: Vomeronasal organ and human pheromones. Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 128: 184-190, 2011.
BOEHM N, GASSER B: Sensory receptor-like cells in the human foetal vomeronasal organ. Neuroreport 4: 867-870, 1993
BRAND G, MILLOT JL: Sex differences in human olfaction: between evidence and enigma. Q J Exp Psychol B 54: 259-270, 2001.
COMETTO-MUNIZ JE, ABRAHAM MH: Human olfactory detection of homologous n-alcohols measured via concentration-response functions. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 89: 279-291, 2008.
COMETTO-MUNIZ JE, ABRAHAM MH: Olfactory detectability of homologous n-alkylbenzenes as reflected by concentration-detection functions in humans. Neuroscience 161: 236-248, 2009a
DOTY RL, CAMERON EL: Sex differences and reproductive hormone influences on human odor perception. Physiol Behav 97: 213-228, 2009.
DOTY RL, SNYDER PJ, HUGGINS GR, LOWRY LD: Endocrine, cardiovascular, and psychological correlated of olfactory sensitivity changes during the human menstrual cycle. J Comp Physiol Psychol 95: 45-60, 1981
JACOB TJ, FRASER C, WANG L, WALKER V, O'CONNOR S: Psychophysical evaluation of responses to pleasant and mal-odour stimulation in human subjects; adaptation, dose response and gender differences. Int J Psychophysiol 48: 67-80, 2003.
JOHNSON EW: CaBPs and other immunohistochemical markers of the human vomeronasal system: a comparison with other mammals. Microsc Res Tech 41: 530-541, 1998.
Have fun!
Oh and here's two fun ones:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26053321
http://evp.sagepub.com/content/14/2/1474704916643328.full