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Whereas several recent studies demonstrated that some animal species are able to recognize human emotions based on information from body odor [...

Can Humans Discriminate Horse 'Fear' Chemosignals from Control Chemosignals? Comment on Sabiniewicz et al. A Preliminary Investigation of Interspecific Chemosensory Communication of Emotions: Can Humans () Recognise Fear- and Non-Fear Body Odour from Horses (). 2021, , 3499.

We illustrate the problematic nature of different assumptions guiding the examination of whether humans can detect the source of fear chemosignals (i.e., body odors) emitted by horses-a research question examined in an article recently published in .

A Preliminary Investigation of Interspecific Chemosensory Communication of Emotions: Can Humans () Recognise Fear- and Non-Fear Body Odour from Horses ().

Mammalian body odour conveys cues about an individual's emotional state that can be recognised by conspecifics. Thus far, little attention has been paid to interspecific odour communication of emotions, and no studies have examined whether humans are able to recognise animal emotions from body odour. Thus, the aim of the present study was to address this question.