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    In a magazine called

    Scientific American

    Mind
    , a sister publication of Scientific American has in it's current edition an article on

    "Cranial nerve 0". Unfortunately, you have to pay to read the article, but what it basically says is that this

    particular nerve replaces the VNO. Nerve "0" begins at the nose and follows a path similar to the olfactory nerve,

    except it terminates in the regions of the brain associated with sexual response rather than scent. Further, when

    stimulated in a fish, it triggers the immediate release of sperm. Might be interesting to find a copy in a book

    store or library. It's the March/April issue and the story begins on page 20.
    Freedom begins when you tell Mrs. Grundy to go fly a kite.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mtnjim View Post
    In a magazine

    called Scientific

    American Mind
    , a sister publication of Scientific American has in it's current edition an article

    on "Cranial nerve 0". Unfortunately, you have to pay to read the article, but what it basically says is that this

    particular nerve replaces the VNO. Nerve "0" begins at the nose and follows a path similar to the olfactory nerve,

    except it terminates in the regions of the brain associated with sexual response rather than scent. Further, when

    stimulated in a fish, it triggers the immediate release of sperm. Might be interesting to find a copy in a book

    store or library. It's the March/April issue and the story begins on page 20.
    As mentioned in my

    post to this forum section on Feb 13...

    Sex and the secret nerve
    "Although some scientists claim to have

    detected an operational vomeronasal organ in humans as well, most believe that it appears to be vestigial. As is the

    case with gill slits, we possess vomeronasal organs only during our fetal lives, after which they atrophy. So if

    pheromones are sending sexual signals to human brains, they are not relying on the vomeronasal organ to relay

    them."

    See the current issue at:

    http://sciammind.com/

    for a comprehensive review of

    various approaches to the concept of human pheromones. It's much less technical than my recent review in the

    Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, which may make it more valuable to a lay audience. The key connection is

    to GnRH neurons (but that's more than most people need [want] to know). [as indicated by the lack of

    discussion]

    James V. Kohl
    Author/creator: The Scent of Eros

    Discussion on this topic can be found

    by clicking here.
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    Further, when stimulated

    in a fish, it triggers the immediate release of sperm.
    Sheesh a portable device to do that for

    humans would sure as hell take a lot of the hassle and humbug outta dating. I could be in and outta there in a few

    seconds.
    "I'm just a dirty hornytoad" -Gegogi

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    Default Newswire interview about the article

    I'm attending/presenting at an olfactory conference this week. Just noticed that an article I was interviewed for

    is available at the following

    URL.

    http://jscms.jrn.columbia.edu/cns/20...ssell-sexnerve

    James V. Kohl

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    I have a quick question,



    Where is the " nerve zero" located?

    - J

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    Quote Originally Posted by hunter101 View Post
    Where is

    the " nerve zero" located?

    - J
    It begins in the nose and follows the olfactory nerve until it

    reaches the brain where it splits off and terminates in the part of the brain that handles sexual response (among

    other things) rather than sense of smell.
    Freedom begins when you tell Mrs. Grundy to go fly a kite.
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    Thanks for the continued

    enlightment JVK.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tounge View Post
    Thanks for the

    continued enlightment JVK.
    Thanks also to MtnJim. I will add that nerve zero is linked to

    gonadotropin releasing hormone release (GnRH)--a key issue when it comes to human chemical

    communication.

    From my recent review:
    ... according to Boehm, Zou & Buck (2005):
    “The fact that GnRH

    neurons are the master regulators of reproductive endocrine status indicates that pheromone effects on reproductive

    hormone levels are ultimately mediated by these neurons. Indications that GnRH peptide plays an important role in

    the control of sexual behaviors suggest that pheromone effects on these behaviors might also involve GnRH neurons

    (p. 683).”

    JVK

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