ArticleFrontiers in psychology2020
More Data, Please: Machine Learning to Advance the Multidisciplinary Science of Human Sociochemistry.
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Past, Present, and Future of Human Chemical Communication Research.Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2025Review
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- Smells in Sustainable Environments: The Scented Silk Road to Spending.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Online Communication and Body Language.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2021Article
- The role of fragrance and self-esteem in perception of body odors and impressions of others.PloS one · 2021Article
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Abstract
Communication constitutes the core of human life. A large portion of our everyday social interactions is non-verbal. Of the sensory modalities we use for non-verbal communication, olfaction (i.e., the sense of smell) is often considered the most enigmatic medium. Outside of our awareness, smells provide information about our identity, emotions, gender, mate compatibility, illness, and potentially more. Yet, body odors are astonishingly complex, with their composition being influenced by various factors. Is there a chemical basis of olfactory communication? Can we identify molecules predictive of psychological states and traits? We propose that answering these questions requires integrating two disciplines: psychology and chemistry. This new field, coined
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