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Communication and Pheromones in Mammals

Communication and Pheromones in Mammals. Human Communication. Failure of non-verbal communication in autistic children. Non-verbal intelligence in autism improves with vitamin D supplement. Pheromones. Subconscious communication

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Communication and Pheromones in Mammals

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  1. Communication and Pheromones in Mammals

  2. Human Communication

  3. Failure of non-verbal communication in autistic children

  4. Non-verbal intelligence in autism improves with vitamin D supplement

  5. Pheromones • Subconscious communication • Animals have a special pheromone detecting system-the Vomeronasal Organ (VNO) • Humans are susceptible to many of the same original pheromone effects described in animals • Bruce, Lee-Boot, Vandenburgh Effects • Often related to sexual behaviors

  6. VNO receptor responses to cues Isogai et al 2011 Nature

  7. Identification of mouse ESP1 pheromone receptor, V2Rp5

  8. ESP1-V2Rp5 interaction is necessary for female receptivity

  9. Circuit for female lordosis Haga et al, 2010 Nature

  10. Scent marks are deposited according to lifestyle in wild mice Becker et al, 2010

  11. Female elephants signal estrous phase via pheromones in dung

  12. Summary of male sniff responses toward staged female dung Ghosal et al 2012

  13. Females distinguish between odor of dominant and subordinate males

  14. Male pheromones (dominant only)induce neurogenesis in females Mak et al 2008

  15. The assay for food preference learning

  16. A mouse circuit for learning about safe food

  17. Female pheromones influence male behavior

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