ran into "MHC compatibility determines mate preference via smell" in the wild and it hit me in the face that the result was probably bullshit, so i looked up the original paper and hoo boy https://t.co/60VaylCNqI https://t.co/pO4b2GBZzV
MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans.
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Several posts highlight key aspects of the research, including comments like 'If he smells better than anyone you've ever known, he's the one,' which underscores the study's emphasis on the importance of scent and genetics in attraction. Phrasing such as 'this study grosses me out' and 'it's pure genetics' reveals varying reactions to the implications of underlying biological factors in romantic preferences, showcasing the lively debate and intrigue surrounding the topic.
Many discussions reflect a consensus on the findings regarding MHC-dependent mate preferences, indicating a positive reception of the publication's conclusions.
The majority of posts express curiosity about the relationship between genetics and attraction, showing high engagement with the topic.
While some posts are casual, several users delve into specifics of the research context and implications, indicating varied engagement levels.
The discussions imply that the publication has a substantial influence on current understandings of human attraction and mate selection.
Abstract in brief
- Sexual reproduction allows humans to quickly adapt to coevolving threats, like parasites, by providing offspring with favorable allele combinations from their parents.
- The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) affects body odors and preferences in mate selection, with women preferring scents from men who have different MHC profiles than themselves.
- This preference is altered by hormonal factors, particularly oral contraceptives, which can change how women perceive the attractiveness of male body odors.
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‘in a shopping mall in Penang. Has someone finally found a way to commercialise Claus Wedekind’s intriguing T shirt data? Wedekind C, Seebeck T, Bettens F, Paepke AJ. MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans. Proc Biol Sci. 1995;260(1359):245–249. doi:10.1098/rspb.1995.0087 https://t.co/NfI1lFjwl0
@bronzeageshawty If he smells better than anyone you've ever known, he's the one.
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@jacobinoxx @bakhsh_reda دراسة ويديكيند 1995 (MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans) شملت 44 رجلاً يرتدون قمصاناً لليلتين دون مزيل عرق. 49 امرأة قيمن روائح 6 قمصان لكل واحدة. وجدن الروائح أكثر جاذبية من رجال بجينات MHC مختلفة، لكن هذا انعكس لدى مستخدمات حبوب منع الحمل. الروائح المختلفة ذكرتهن بشركاء
@bronzeageshawty If he smells better than anyone you've ever known, he's the one.
@minoscaletta https://t.co/6Llcz3EWSt
@wil_da_beast630 Yes, that's why women are intuitively attracted to men whose MCH is different from theirs. That's one of the rare cases of disassortative mating in humans. Other than that, humans are pretty homophilic. https://t.co/cTOJmX6yU1
RT @ssaninvoker: @WEchoes14067 @100tiful @tanyarlfes Wedekind, C., et al. (1995). MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans. Proceedings of…
@WEchoes14067 @100tiful @tanyarlfes Wedekind, C., et al. (1995). MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Lieberman, D., Tooby, J., & Cosmides, L. (2003). Does incest avoidance arise from the Westermarck effect? Evolution and Human Behavior.
@clairlemon Note the other recently popular thing, distortion by the pill: https://t.co/6bdvngcj5k
RT @BerryRazi: @tipsy_kart @JedediahBila It’s pure genetics. Learn about major histocompatibility complex. Wedekind C, Seebeck T, Bette…
RT @BerryRazi: @tipsy_kart @JedediahBila It’s pure genetics. Learn about major histocompatibility complex. Wedekind C, Seebeck T, Bette…
@tipsy_kart @JedediahBila It’s pure genetics. Learn about major histocompatibility complex. Wedekind C, Seebeck T, Bettens F, Paepke AJ. MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans. Proc Biol Sci. 1995;260(1359):245-249. Havlíček J, Roberts SC. MHC-correlated mate choice in humans: A review.
@zoxtrox2 It’s really interesting to read about actually https://t.co/4Yzl4ksnfH https://t.co/QmjB2CssAT https://t.co/601toZ3H5A
@langofmind The ancients understood that real love isn't based on compatible personalities. Humanity only recently rediscovering this https://t.co/16Qv5cv488
@BigToofedBlonde You are absolutely correct. But it might not be based on their hygiene or cologne. This study grosses me out by the way. https://t.co/eY73c34uvx
RT @fuzzylionpaws: @RealLTCRicBosi Here is the actual study: https://t.co/g1aRfyekHI
RT @fuzzylionpaws: @RealLTCRicBosi Here is the actual study: https://t.co/g1aRfyekHI
@RealLTCRicBosi Here is the actual study: https://t.co/g1aRfyekHI
@rltygrfx @Coryjr73 @DaddysandtheBoy @vasantbhatt14 Was called "MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans" (Wedekind et al., 1995)
@DrAllyLouks This is not related to sexuality - but there's studies on how attraction is influenced by a set of immune genes a person has and is mediated by smell - https://t.co/hzmmS83KJj
@gnomishchampion @BadMedicalTakes Here's one study: https://t.co/lGVh6zYJD5
@WallStreetMav I asked Grok, what does he know about the sweaty t-shirt study from Wedekind et al in 1995. Makes complete sense!
女性はMHC (主要組織適合性複合体)が異なる男性の体臭を選り好んだ。MHCと関連する選り好みは、近親交配や流産のリスクを低減する可能性がある。 ---- Wedekind et al. (1995) MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 260:245―249 https://t.co/5E72igj4N4
@514sanmyak33985 @seelebiglove あったよ https://t.co/wNkWMNncmx
わがままだ、みたいな批判受けてるけど「相手の匂い」は深刻で決定的な問題である蓋然性がある。 「パートナーを選ぶ際にHLA型の遠い遺伝子を持つ人の体臭を、より好む」という研究がある。 これによれば父親の体臭を娘が強く忌避するメカニズムが遺伝学的に説明可能になる。 https://t.co/sGtEATNd3A https://t.co/1cUTJ4DFkV
@Nani_Matlatse @AlpacaAurelius https://t.co/9xt7SxbJ7Z
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RT @Callicleez: https://t.co/MDc4IwM8nW https://t.co/IXDTKbSHn0
RT @Callicleez: https://t.co/MDc4IwM8nW https://t.co/IXDTKbSHn0
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@zeethbear @_Bee_Leaver_ @gfyshugs @LibertyLockPod This seems to be why. https://t.co/gT6ZbRzymS
@gfyshugs @zeethbear @LibertyLockPod This is a thing. People have talked about having a long term relationship, then going off BC and suddenly can’t stand to be around them. This is a possible culprit. https://t.co/gT6ZbRzymS
@_Bee_Leaver_ @gfyshugs @zeethbear @LibertyLockPod https://t.co/gT6ZbRzymS
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例えばこの研究では、MHC遺伝子の異なる男性の体臭を女性が評価し、MHC遺伝子が異なる男性の体臭が魅力的に感じられるみたいなこと書いてる MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans C Wedekind et al. Proc Biol Sci. 1995.
https://t.co/iDcniyxnmF その実験が行われたとされている論文を教えてくれないか といって、いろいろ調べた結果こいつがヒットした https://t.co/93KA0K8REo これより新しい根拠とされる論文があったら教えてほしい 実験設定等あんまりわかんないから困るな
#Microbes get in on the dating game! A study asked students to rate attraction by sniffing dirty t-shirts
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@mbn_18 קישור לשני המאמרים היחידים שמצאתי. הם יחסית ישנים ולא מאוד חזקים מחקרית. מאז לא נעשה שום דבר (שאני מצאתי). חלק מזה בגלל שאנחנו מבינים ממש גרוע את חוש הריח וגם המערכת החיסונית מורכבת מוגזם. https://t.co/weOTdECitM https://t.co/e7l3Y56HUN
@__Good_Witch__ אפשר לומר שאין עדיין מספיק ראיות חותכות, ושצריך עוד מחקר רציני כדי להוכיח את זה בוודאות, אבל זה לא פסאודו מדע. https://t.co/RZ1ei6ejOx
RT @SixandLaura: “MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans” 6/22/1995 #pheromones #coevolution #genetic_diversity #reproductive_health #i…
“MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans” 6/22/1995 #pheromones #coevolution #genetic_diversity #reproductive_health #immune_system #major_histocompatibility_complex #host_parasite #olfactory #1990s https://t.co/5wgOlVRdqG https://t.co/eDVcqSoitY
@datepsych Perhaps related to this one https://t.co/z9Wb6KYK0x
@goIdenduos It's basically people who have different immunity genes to themselves https://t.co/bpIVxcxC7A
@BignaLen @UniKonstanz Nice, I am loving the smengine :) It reminds me of some early experiments on smell, attraction, and immune-system (MHC-proteins) where they asked participants to rate the pleasantness of sweaty armpits and t-shirts :) https://t.co/sof9ktz8cl
@willlowthewhisp Research suggests pheromones encourage mating between people of differentiated immune systems. E.g. https://t.co/wfBZtbdqko
@HalleVerkehrt @Zvjedavaa @Propofolium @Nell781 Zum Beispiel https://t.co/SssYUysGxW
@DanielGriffinMD Well this makes a lot more sense! Genetic diversity! https://t.co/MViTitCOFt
@Rainmaker1973 https://t.co/v4oQIp77Lg - there is a catch : « This difference in odour assessment was reversed when the women rating the odours were taking oral contraceptives »
@Naturalistcyber @mochiladcriansa eu tinha visto num vídeo e na época procurei o estudo e consegui ler, mas agora só encontrei esse que tá com acesso restrito (dá pra ler pelo menos o resumo kkkkkkk) https://t.co/UFAXjnknwf
これが原典かな。https://t.co/aX5aIkVeaN 女性の場合、(偽)妊娠状態によって嗜好が反転するらしい。生物学的に人間は子供の養育を父親ではなく母親とその親族が行うようになっているという事だろうか? https://t.co/QE9DJaPj5t
In 1995, women smelled shirts worn by men & ranked their attractiveness. The genetic link to attractiveness was how different were their HLA genes. https://t.co/48v63b3Q70 #couplegoals #relationships #relationshipgoals #science #DNA #love https://t.co/oqUpBufjvY
pubmedにもある! https://t.co/Lj19VryUoK
PBSならソースとしてマシか。 https://t.co/YW70W7HvvP これか https://t.co/0aOAcsORyS
RT @The_Lagrangian: ran into "MHC compatibility determines mate preference via smell" in the wild and it hit me in the face that the result…
RT @The_Lagrangian: ran into "MHC compatibility determines mate preference via smell" in the wild and it hit me in the face that the result…
@theKongfuzi this is the actual link, i put it one to a scihub proxy that is working for me, maybe you need a different one https://t.co/KyNpj2SVFy
RT @The_Lagrangian: ran into "MHC compatibility determines mate preference via smell" in the wild and it hit me in the face that the result…
RT @The_Lagrangian: ran into "MHC compatibility determines mate preference via smell" in the wild and it hit me in the face that the result…
ran into "MHC compatibility determines mate preference via smell" in the wild and it hit me in the face that the result was probably bullshit, so i looked up the original paper and hoo boy https://t.co/60VaylCNqI https://t.co/pO4b2GBZzV
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Çalışmanın orijinalini buraya bırakıyorum. Terli tişört testi ile aşkın bilimine merak duyanlara... https://t.co/idMIsTzGRN https://t.co/yCkdV1dhX8
Add to this the MHC/HLA differences amongst humans in relation to body odour "MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans"-https://t.co/xlgE6JV26N, the body odour field is very intriguing to study-given the nexus between armpit microbiome, MHC/HLA diversity, reproductive hormones!
‘in a shopping mall in Penang. Has someone finally found a way to commercialise Claus Wedekind’s intriguing T shirt data? Wedekind C, Seebeck T, Bettens F, Paepke AJ. MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans. Proc Biol Sci. 1995;260(1359):245–249. doi:10.1098/rspb.1995.0087 https://t.co/NfI1lFjwl0
参考文献 Wedekind, C.; et al. (1995). "MHC-dependent preferences in humans". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 260 (1359): 245–49. https://t.co/z2U1nahrOp
@LucioMM1 @pedroharunari @primalpoly This experiment? I've already heard about it. https://t.co/2y6mmQWEDd
昼休みに話題になった「MHCの遺伝子タイプが似ていない相手の体臭は快く感じる」という有名なWedekindらのRoy.Soc.B論文 https://t.co/AcZ9PGxRen https://t.co/9rwEYEOZ9D 調べてみると2017年に、少なくとも男性でそういう現象は起きないとの論文が出ていた https://t.co/eL7cKi3xT7
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