Fatal attractions: a fear of pheromones
The fear of pheromones is denial of reality.
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Woefully ignorant politicians and popular science (2)
“Do these people really think its a protein in semen that acts on the female brain? If so, is there a model for that
Is Science Metaphysically Neutral About Free Will?
… operant conditioning must be the basis for our free will. Unlike other animals, we can chose to respond or not to the rewards associated with operant conditioning because only classical conditioning is directly linked (e.g., epigenetically via olfactory/pheromonal input) to behaviors that are required for species survival.
Human Pheromones in Socioaffective Neuroscience & Psychology
The honeybee is a model organism for understanding the epigenetic link from food odors and social odors to neural networks of the mammalian brain, which ultimately determine human behavior.
Show me the science!
Learning associated with brain function is learning that is dependent on a direct link from sensory cues to brain function.
For ethologists: Observation does not trump molecular biology
Information here, from the human-ethology group, exemplifies confused thoughts about the biological basis of animal behavior.
Food preferences and mate preferences
There is only one animal model for food choice and for mate choice.
