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Who developed the human pheromone-enhanced product
that you are going to buy?
James Vaughn Kohl has worked as a clinical laboratory scientist
since 1974, and he has devoted more than twenty-five years to researching the
relationship between the sense of smell and the development of human sexual
preferences. Unlike many researchers who work with non-human subjects,
clinical laboratory scientists use the latest technology from many scientific
disciplines to perform a variety of specialized diagnostic medical testing on
people. James V. Kohl is certified with the
National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel, American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science,
and the American Medical Technologists. He
is a member of the Society for Neuroscience,
the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, the Association
for Chemoreception Sciences, the Society
for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, the International Society for
Human Ethology,
the New York Academy of Sciences, and the
international high IQ society Mensa. Kohl
began presenting his findings to the scientific community in 1992, and
continues to present to, and publish for, diverse scientific and lay
audiences, while constantly monitoring the scientific presses for new
information that is relevant to his conceptualization of human pheromones.
James V. Kohl was invited to
participate during the prestigious International Behavioral
Development Symposium: Biological
Basis of Sexual Orientation and Sex-Typical Behavior (1995), which is
reported here: "... 89
scientists participated... [T]he conference was... the first to assemble
virtually all the top researchers in the field." He returned to
participate in the equally prestigious second symposium held in 2000, and the third
symposium held in 2005.
His 2001 peer-reviewed journal publication Human Pheromones:
Integrating Neuroendocrinology
and Ethology
(with distinguished colleagues from Vienna)
detailed the role of human pheromones in heterosexual attraction, and
received The Zdenek
Klein award for the best paper linking hormones and behavior. James Kohl
recently contributed a book chapter on human pheromones to the Handbook
of the Evolution of Human Sexuality. “The Mind's Eyes: Human
Pheromones, Neuroscience, and Male Sexual Preferences" was
simultaneously published in the Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality.
For his most recent publication, he received the 2006 Reiss Theory Award from
the Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (FSSS). The award is
given annually for the best social science article, chapter, or book
published in the previous year in which theoretical explanations of human
sexual attitudes and behaviors are developed. In conjunction with the award,
Kohl was an invited plenary session speaker at the annual meeting of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) in November, 2007, which
was held in Indianapolis,
Indiana.
In 1996, James Kohl established the Internet domain
pheromones.com as an information source
- when the concept of human pheromones was a new concept. Pheromones.com continues to include the latest
information that supports Kohl's biologically based model for the development
of human sexual preferences. This is one reason why James V. Kohl is
considered by many to be the foremost internationally known authority on
human pheromones. Even a 2004 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology and/or
Medicine (i.e., Dr. Richard Axel) has a link from
his laboratory: the Axel
Lab, to pheromones.com.
James V. Kohl's 1995 book was released
in 2002 as an updated paperback
edition.
Kohl’s concept of human pheromones, which was
first presented in 1992, is no longer new. Using a wealth of published
research findings, he has fully detailed the overwhelming evidence for the
effect of pheromones on physiology and their unconscious affect on human
sexual preferences and human sexual behavior. Recently, Kohl integrated
scientific evidence that pinpoints the physiological effects of pheromones by
linking them to genes in hormone-secreting cells of tissue in a specific area
of the brain that is primarily involved in the integration of olfactory and
visual input, and in the development of human sexual preferences.
Presentations and Publications:
Kohl, J.V. (2007) The Mind’s Eyes: Modeling
the Development of Diverse Sexual Preferences. Society for the Scientific
Study of Sexuality 50th Annual Meeting November 6-11, Indianapolis,
Indiana.
Kelahan, L., Hoffmann, H., Kohl, J.V. (2007) Phase 2: Putative human pheromones may
condition a human hormonal effect/behavioral affect. Society for the
Scientific Study of Sexuality 50th Annual Meeting November 6-11, Indianapolis,
Indiana
Kelahan, L., Hoffmann, H., Kohl, J.V. (2007) Phase 1: Putative human pheromones may
condition a human hormonal effect/behavioral affect. Association for
Chemoreception Sciences 29th Annual Meeting April 25-29 Sarasota, Florida.
Kohl, JV (2006) The Mind's Eyes: Human Pheromones,
Neuroscience, and Male Sexual Preferences. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality. 18 (4)
313-369.
Kohl, JV (2006) The Mind's Eyes: Human Pheromones, Neuroscience, and Male
Sexual Preferences. Continuing Education Seminar. Society for the Scientific
Study of Sexuality Annual Meeting, Las Vegas,
Nevada.
November 9-12.
Kohl, JV (2005) Human Pheromones,
Neuroscience, and Male Homosexual Orientation. International Behavioral
Development Symposium. Minot,
ND,
Aug 3-6. This symposium presentation is linked to an introductory article: Perfuming the Mind in
the Fall 2005/Winter 2006 issue of Entelechy:
Mind and Culture.
Kohl, JV (2004) Book Review: Pheromones and Animal Behaviour:
Communication by
Smell and Taste by Tristram
D. Wyatt. Cambridge
University
Press, 2003.
Kohl, JV (2003) Human Pheromones;
current information. Pheromone Conference, March 21-23, Laughlin,
Nevada.
see information HERE
Kohl, JV (2003) Book Review: The Emperor of Scent: A
Story of Perfume, Obsession and the Last Mystery of the Senses by Chandler
Burr. New York:
Random House (2003). Reviewed by James Vaughn Kohl.
Kohl, JV and Francoeur, RT (2002) The Scent of Eros: Mysteries
of Odor in Human Sexuality (updated paperback edition). available here:
Kohl, JV (2002) Homosexual
Orientation in Males: Human Pheromones and Neuroscience: neuroendocrinology:
The Bulletin for Section #44 (Psychotherapy) of the World Psychiatric
Association and the Across-Species Comparisons and Psychopathology Society 3
(2), 19-24.
Kohl JV (2002) Homosexual
Orientation in Males: Human Pheromones and Neuroscience: Sexually Dimorphic Neuroanatomy
and Sex Differences in Behavior. The Bulletin for Section #44
(Psychotherapy) of the World Psychiatric Association and the Across-Species
Comparisons and Psychopathology Society 3 (4) 14-19.
Kohl, JV. Pheromones and Human Sexuality. Orange County
Mensa
Regional Gathering. August 9-11, 2002. Costa Mesa,
California
Kohl, JV (2001) Book Review: The
Biology of Love by Arthur Janov.
New York:
Prometheus (2000).
Kohl, JV
(2001) Olfaction and Imprinting. Across-Species Comparisons and
Psychopathology Bulletin: 2 (5), p. 23.
Kohl JV, Atzmueller M, Fink B, & Grammer K (2001) Human Pheromones: Integrating
Neuroendocrinology and Ethology. Neuroendocrinology Letters: 22(5) 309-321.HERE
Kohl, JV (2001) Human Pheromones and a
Mammalian Model of Mate Preference Association for Chemoreception Sciences, Sarasota
Florida,
Apr 25-29
Kohl, JV (2001) Anoxia: The Cause; and
Primal Scream Therapy: The Cure-All. Book Review: The Biology of Love by
Arthur Janov. The Journal
of Sex Research: 38 (4) 381-2. HERE
Kohl, JV (2000) Human Pheromones: The
essence of, and basis for, sexual attraction. Mensa Regional Gathering. Las Vegas,
NV,
Dec 15-17.
Kohl, JV (2000) Human Pheromones and
Mammalian Behavior. International Behavioral Development Symposium. Minot,
ND,
May 25-27.
Kohl, JV (2000) Human Pheromones: The
Chemistry and Scent of Eroticism. Society for the Scientific Study of
Sexuality Western Region Annual Conference, San Diego,
CA,
Apr 6-9.
Kohl, JV (1999) Human pheromones and
physical attraction: more than meets the eye. Annual Meeting of the Human
Behavior and Evolution Society, Salt Lake City,
UT,
Jun 2-6.
Kohl, JV (1998) Human pheromones and
the neuroendocrinology of
behavior. International Society for Human Ethology, Fourteenth Biennial Conference, Simon
Fraser
University,
Burnaby, B.C., Canada,
Aug 19-23.
Kohl, JV (1998) Primacy of olfaction.
Across-Species Comparisons and Psychopathology, 11, 5, 19-21.
Kohl, JV (1997) Human pheromones.
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Western Region Annual
Conference, Newport Beach,
CA,
Apr 3-6.
Kohl, JV (1996) Mammalian
olfactory-genetic-neuronal-hormonal-behavioral reciprocity and human
sexuality. Association for Chemoreception Sciences, Sarasota,
FL,
Apr 17-21.
Kohl, J. (1996). Human pheromones:
Mammalian olfactory, genetic, neuronal, hormonal and behavioral reciprocity,
and human sexuality. Advances
in Human Behavior and Evolution. http://psych.lmu.edu/ahbe.htm
Kohl, JV (1995) Human pheromones:
linking the nature and the nurture of human sexuality through reciprocity in
olfactory-genetic-neuronal-hormonal-behavioral relationships. International
Behavioral Development Symposium: Biological Basis of Sexual Orientation and
Sex-Typical Behavior, Minot,
ND,
May 25-27, 49.
Kohl, JV (1995)
Olfactory-genetic-neuronal-hormonal reciprocity in learning, memory, behavior
and in immune function. 3rd International Conference on Anti-Aging Medicine
and Biomedical Technology, Las Vegas,
NV,
Dec 9-11.
Kohl, JV (1994) Human pheromones: the
link between the nature and the nurture of human sexuality? Annual Meeting of
the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, Miami,
FL,
Nov 3-6.
Kohl, JV with Francoeur, RT, Perkins, A, & Coleman, E.
(1993) Hormones and human sexual behavior. Symposium: Annual Meeting of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, Chicago,
IL,
Nov 4-7.
Kohl, JV (1993) Are olfactory-hormonal
relationships primary determinants of human sexual behavior? Annual Meeting
of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, Chicago,
IL,
Nov 4-7.
Kohl, JV (1993) Olfaction, the
endocrine system and human sexual behavior? Annual Meeting of the Society for
the Scientific Study of Sex, Chicago,
IL,
Nov 4-7.
Kohl, JV (1992) Luteinizing hormone: The link between sex and the
sense of smell? Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of
Sex, San Diego,
CA,
Nov 12-15.
For further information, or to inquire about either
a reciprocal site link or an email link to this site please contact James
Vaughn Kohl: jvkohl@bellsouth.net
Anecdotal information about how pheromones have
influenced your behavior, or the behavior of someone you know, is always
welcome. Unfortunately, Kohl is not always able to respond to such
information.
Links to colleagues:
Dr. Richard Axel:
2004 Nobel Laureate
(Physiology or Medicine)
Miscellaneous Mental Health
Resources
The Lucifer Principle and The Global Brain
Howard Bloom's theories connecting pheromonal transmission, social moodswings, history, evolution,
physiology and psychology have been called "mesmerizing" (The
Washington Post), "revolutionary" (Elizabeth F. Loftus, Professor
of Psychology, University of Washington, author of Memory and Eyewitness
Testimony), "a long step forward in the human effort to understand human
biology" (Dr. Richard Bergland,
founder of the department of neurosurgery, Sloan/Kettering, author of The
Fabric of Mind), and "great fun to read" (Martin Gardner, author,
"Mathematical Games" section, Scientific American, 1956-1983,
contributor, The New York Review of Books, author, The Annotated Alice, The New
Ambidextrous Universe, On the Wild Side, etc., etc.). Wired Magazine compares
Bloom's book The Lucifer Principle: a scientific expedition into the forces
of history to the works of Charles Darwin.
Darwin's
Radio and Darwin's
Children
Greg Bear's award-winning science fiction shows that he is well
informed about human pheromones and their affects on behavior. He
incorporates his scientific knowledge, while anticipating knowledge that is
yet to come. Greg's "raw insight" is amazing!
Helen
Fisher reviewed The Scent
of Eros: Mysteries of Odor in Human Sexuality before it was published in
1995, and said "This is science at its best, with adventure, ideas, and
lots of facts... You will never look at your lover
or your family the same way again."
Teresa Binstock:
Interests/Expertise: autism, vaccination, genomic
sex differences which are neither gonadal
nor hormonal; immunological components of sexual- and gender- orientations.
See her publication: Binstock
T. An immune hypothesis of sexual orientation. Med Hypotheses. 2001 Nov;57(5):583-90. Abstract HERE:
Dr. Michael Baum's Lab
Ludwig-Boltzmann Institute: Pheromones and
Communication
Prof. Tim Jacobs: Smell Research
Laboratory
Dr. Karl L. Wuensch: Anosmia
Dr. Regina Maiworm - Human Olfactory Communication by Pheromones
Dr. Irenaeus Eibl-Eibesfeldt: Human Non-Verbal Communication
Dr. Nick Neave: Pheromones
Dr. Martha McClintock:
Pheromones/Behavior and endocrine function
Dr. Ray Noonan's Links (see
Sexuality and Gender)
Dr. Marty Klein's Sexual
Intelligence
Debby Golden's sex site
Dr. J. Michael Bailey
Dr. Ivanka Savic
Monell Chemical Senses Center
Sense of Smell Institute
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