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    Lightbulb Univ of Chicago Study (nol and A1!)

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    It is dated 2001-2002, sorry if already posted but I had not seen it yet.

    Of particular

    interest:
    Androstadienone had unique effects on the participants’
    mood in comparison with androstenol

    and
    muscone, even though they could not distinguish any
    of the compounds as an odor. It prevented both the
    drop

    in positive mood and the rise in the negative
    mood that has previously occurred with our experimental
    protocol

    (Jacob and McClintock, 2000). These
    results on mood correspond in both type and effect
    size with our previous

    findings that compared androstadienone
    in its strong clove-scented carrier to its
    carrier alone. Androstadienone

    also had unique effects
    on mental acuity in this study. It should be noted,
    however, that our previous studies

    have not consistently
    identified similar factors measuring mental
    acuity, arousal, or alertness, nor has

    androstadienone
    had consistently significant effects on this aspect of
    psychological function (Jacob and

    McClintock, 2000;
    Jacob et al., 2001a).
    During sustained exposure, androstadienone has localized
    but widely

    distributed cerebral effects in areas
    associated with emotion and attention (Jacob et al.,
    2001b). The degree to

    which these effects were distributed
    throughout the brain suggests that the neural
    effects of androstadienone

    cannot be conceptualized
    strictly in terms of olfactory perception and categorization.
    The current findings

    provide additional evidence
    that androstadienone is a chemosensory stimulus
    categorically distinct from simple

    odorants, with
    psychologically unique effects on humans different
    from those of two other musky compounds, similar

    in
    odor at high concentrations and use in common perfumes
    and fragrances. It is noteworthy that the effects
    of

    androstadienone did not generalize to another 16-
    androstene, which is similar in structure and also
    found in a

    variety of human secretions.
    Appears to verify user's experiences mood-wise with A1, it kind of "locks in"

    whatever mood you happen to be in.

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    Last edited by oscar; 12-28-2004 at 11:24 AM. Reason: Inserting Link

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