Dynamic systems and inferential information processing in human communication.

Grammer K, Fink B, Renninger L.

Journal Article 2002; 23(Suppl 4): 15-22 PubMed PMID: 12496731 Keywords: Biological Evolution, Central Nervous System:physiology, Humans, Mental Processes, Nonverbal Communication,.

: Research in human communication on an ethological basis is almost obsolete. The reasons for this are manifold and lie partially in metho.....

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Effects of putative male pheromones on female ratings of male attractiveness: influence of oral contraceptives and the menstrual cycle.

Thorne F, Neave N, Scholey A, Moss M, Fink B.

Journal Article 2002; 23(4): 291-297 PubMed PMID: 12195229 Keywords: Adolescent, Adult, Axilla, Contraceptives, Oral:administration & dosage, Face, Female, Humans, Male, Menstrual Cycle:physiology, Sex Attractants, Sex Characteristics, Sexuality:drug effects,.

: Previous research has revealed that natural and synthetic pheromones can enhance ratings of opposite sex attractiveness. The present stu.....

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Human body odour, genetic variability, and sexual orientation: a reply to D. Oliva.

Fink B, Naeve N.

Letter 2002; 23(4): 289-290 PubMed PMID: 12195228 Keywords: Female, Genetic Variation, Humans, Male, Odorants, Sex Attractants:genetics, Sexual Behavior:physiology,.

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Homosexual orientation in males: evolutionary and ethological aspects.

Muscarella F, Fink B, Grammer K, Kirk-Smith M.

Journal Article 2001; 22(6): 393-400 PubMed PMID: 11781535 Keywords: Adaptation, Physiological, Biological Evolution, Brain:physiology, Culture, Homosexuality, Male:ethnology, Humans, Male, Neurosecretory Systems:physiology,.

: Evolutionary theory proposes that adaptive traits are reproduced more successfully than maladaptive traits. Accordingly, natural selecti.....

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Human pheromones: integrating neuroendocrinology and ethology.

Kohl J, Atzmueller M, Fink B, Grammer K.

Journal Article 2001; 22(5): 309-321 PubMed PMID: 11600881 Keywords: Animals, Behavior:physiology, Ethology, Female, Humans, Male, Neurosecretory Systems:physiology, Odorants, Pheromones:physiology, Sexual Behavior, Smell, Vomeronasal Organ,.

: The effect of sensory input on hormones is essential to any explanation of mammalian behavior, including aspects of physical attraction......

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Articles by author - B Fink

Dynamic systems and inferential information processing in human communication.

Effects of putative male pheromones on female ratings of male attractiveness: influence of oral contraceptives and the menstrual cycle.

Human body odour, genetic variability, and sexual orientation: a reply to D. Oliva.

Homosexual orientation in males: evolutionary and ethological aspects.

Human pheromones: integrating neuroendocrinology and ethology.