Women’s Tears Chemical Diminish Male Aggression – Neuroscience News Source:Neurosciencenews Summary: A new study reveals that women’s tears contain chemicals that significantly reduce aggression in men. The study, which builds on known effects in rodents, employed a two-person game designed to elicit aggressive behavior in men, who unknowingly sniffed either women’s tears or saline. The results showed a dramatic 40% drop in aggressive behavior and a corresponding decrease in brain activity in aggression-related regions after exposure to the tears. This research not only confirms the presence of social chemosignaling in humans but also challenges the notion that emotional tears are a uniquely human trait. ...