Effet de l'exposition à des phéromones féminines sur la modification de l'humeur chez l'homme en fonction du contexte social;A putative female pheromone affects mood in men differently depending on social context

Revue europeenne de psychologie appliquee

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 279-284

  Olsson, M J ^a   Lundstrom J N ^a,b,c   Diamantopoulou, S ^a   Esteves, F ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mood; Pheromones; Social context

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751102947     PISSN: 11629088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erap.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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