Menstrual cycle phase affects discrimination of infant cuteness

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 70, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-6

  Lobmaier, Janek S ^a   Probst, Fabian ^a   Perrett, David I ^b   Heinrichs, Markus ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Gonadal steroids; Infant cuteness discrimination; Infant parent bonding; Kindchenschema; Menstrual cycle; Progesterone; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FACE PROFILE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIES; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FORCED CHOICE METHOD; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; OVULATION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; CHEMISTRY; FACE; INFANT; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METABOLISM; OBJECT RELATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ESTRADIOL; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OVULATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROGESTERONE; SALIVA; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923040761     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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