Investigating the influence of body odor on attractiveness evaluation, pregnancy assessment, and brain activation
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Healthy male volunteers are presented with the different body odors of women (pregnant, menstruating, ovulating & control odor) in MRI. At the same time, facial and body photos of women are e
Sponsors
Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik RWTH Uniklinik Aachen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy male subjects (n = 50), and female ovulating (n = 50) and menstruating subjects (n = 50), age 20 - 35 years, heterosexual orientation, single, right-handed.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not exclusively heterosexual orientation; not single; frequent nosebleeds or nosebleeds experienced within the last 3 days; chronic nasal disease; upper respiratory tract infections; chronic rhinitis; pulmonary disease (e.g., asthma, other lung diseases); anosmia; smoking; diseases involving the CNS (e.g. (e.g., traumatic brain injury); history of psychiatric disease (SCID light for diagnosis); drug abuse; medication use; head injury; e.g., head, cardiac, vascular surgery; metabolic disease (e.g., diabetes mellitus, pheochromocytoma, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism); other significant diseases (e.g., hepatic insufficiency, renal insufficiency, gastric or intestinal ulceration). As well as exclusion criteria for an MRI examination (e.g. metals in the body, pacemaker, claustrophobia).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Influence of hormonal composition of body odor on behavioral parameters (attractiveness evaluation, approach tendency, pregnancy assessment) and cerebral network activation of male and female subjects. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| MRI studies with 150 subjects, 50 males and 50 each ovulating and menstruating females (functional imaging data, behavioral data (attractiveness assessment, approach tendency)). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactElena Losse
Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik RWTH Uniklinik Aachen
Outcome results
None listed