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The scent of the other women: Body odor-induced behavioral and physiological effects on face categorization

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dc.contributor.authorMutic, Smiljana
dc.contributor.authorFreiherr, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorCavazzana, Annachiara
dc.contributor.authorRocha, Marta
dc.contributor.authorSoares, Sandra C.
dc.contributor.authorParma, Valentina
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-18T12:58:47Z
dc.date.available2020-12-18T12:58:47Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractIn body odor research, the interaction of female donors and receivers is scarcely investigated. With the aim to investigate effects of female body odor in a competitive context, we tested 51 women divided into two groups (i.e., a competitive and a non-competitive group, based on verbal instructions). Between groups, we explored whether female body odor exposure (vs. masker odor) modulates emotion categorization (via RT variance and distribution) and physiological reactions (via instantaneous heart rate) in a task with dynamic male and female faces as either angry or happy. Women in the competitive group reported to feel more competitive and performed more accurately. They gathered more emotional information to categorize dynamic faces and when additionally exposed to female body odor, they showed a resistance to cardiac deceleration. Lapses of attention (via RT distribution) occurred irrespective of body odor exposure. Our results support the idea that female body odors, presented in a competitive context, contrast cardiac deceleration and, by tendency, modulate emotion categorization. Data are discussed in the context of chemosignaling and social interactions among women.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationPhysiology & Behavior, 210, 1-11 Doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.112562pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1873507X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7879
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevier Inc.pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectChemosensationpt_PT
dc.subjectIntrasexual competitionpt_PT
dc.subjectOlfactionpt_PT
dc.subjectChemosignalpt_PT
dc.subjectSmellpt_PT
dc.subjectHeart ratept_PT
dc.titleThe scent of the other women: Body odor-induced behavioral and physiological effects on face categorizationpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage11pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePhysiology & Behaviorpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume210pt_PT
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person.givenNameSmiljana
person.givenNameJessica
person.givenNameAnnachiara
person.givenNameSandra
person.givenNameValentina
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