A chemical signal in human female tears lowers aggression in males

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002442

by chess • 3 years ago

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Incredible if this could be synthesized. We can create natural odorizers that have true "calming" properties.

Sci-fi me though wonders if constant/regular exposure would lead to desensitization to actual crying, like most biological mechanisms.

chess2• 3 years ago

Actual tear gas

_aavaa_• 3 years ago

1. Small sample sizes

2. No preregistration(?)

3. Finding which will likely be shared on social media virally.

Check. Check. And Check. I’ll put this one very firmly in the “won’t replicate” category.

matrix87• 3 years ago

Oh cool, maybe I'll go harvest some and save them for later

rapjr9• 3 years ago

If verified this sounds fantastic for police use. The police could spray it first thing in every encounter, reducing the aggression of both the male police and the other nearby males. I wonder if it has any effect on women. Maybe it should become mandatory in the air in bars. Perhaps it could be an additive to steroids.

chess2• 3 years ago

Imagine getting so mad and then you just hit an inhaler of tear gas.

Sporktacular• 3 years ago

I don't dare to read how they obtained rodent tears.

A chemical signal in human female tears lowers aggression in males

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