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Popov S.V.

FGBU "Nauchnyĭ tsentr nevrologii" RAMN, Moskva

Kamchatnov P.R.

Kafedra nevrologii i neĭrokhirurgii Rossiĭskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta im. N.I. Pirogova, Moskva

Sturov N.V.

Peoples Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

Bogdanets S.A.

Medical Center Yuzhnyy 'Vascular clinic', Moscow, Russia

Modern studies of the role of the vomeronasal system in the perception of pheromones and their impact on social and sexual behavior

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Popov S.V., Kamchatnov P.R., Sturov N.V., Bogdanets S.A.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2019;119(12): 143‑147

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro2019119121143

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MODERN STUDIES OF THE ROLE OF THE VOMERONASAL SYSTEM IN THE PERCEPTION OF PHEROMONES AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOCIAL AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
MODERN STUDIES OF THE ROLE OF THE VOMERONASAL SYSTEM IN THE PERCEPTION OF PHEROMONES AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOCIAL AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

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Popov SV, Kamchatnov PR, Sturov NV, Bogdanets SA. Modern studies of the role of the vomeronasal system in the perception of pheromones and their impact on social and sexual behavior. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2019;119(12):143‑147. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro2019119121143

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Abstract:

The vomeronasal system (VNS) provides regulation of a wide range of autonomic and affective functions, behavioral reactions in response to the specific chemical stimuli pheromones secreted by mammals, including humans. The results of experimental studies confirming the existence of VNS and explaining the basic mechanisms of its functioning are presented. The results of studies of healthy volunteers, explaining the effect of pheromones on a number of functions of the human body, are considered.

Keywords:

vomeronasal system
pheromones
olfactory epithelium
myrtenal
methyl dihydrojasmonate

Authors:

Popov S.V.

FGBU "Nauchnyĭ tsentr nevrologii" RAMN, Moskva

Kamchatnov P.R.

Kafedra nevrologii i neĭrokhirurgii Rossiĭskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta im. N.I. Pirogova, Moskva

Sturov N.V.

Peoples Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

Bogdanets S.A.

Medical Center Yuzhnyy 'Vascular clinic', Moscow, Russia

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