Science news articles about 'smell of fear'

... to researchers who have investigated the underarm secretions of petrified skydivers. The team found that the smell of fear triggered a heightened response in brain regions associated with fear when ...

... perceive information, Chen studied whether the smell of fear facilitates humans' other stronger senses. ... graduate student Wen Zhou collected "fearful sweat" samples from male volunteers. The volunteers ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- British scientists are aiming to develop a device that can detect the smell of fear, and that could one day identify terrorists, drug smugglers, and other criminals.