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Overview

Benoist Schaal is affiliated with the University of Burgundy in France and is active in research with a focus on the fields of neuroscience and psychology. Their work broadly addresses sensory systems, nutrition and dietetics, experimental and cognitive psychology, and social psychology.

The scientist's research topics cover olfactory and sensory function studies, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, multisensory perception and integration, advanced chemical sensor technologies, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, infant health and development, and neuroscience related to respiration and sleep.

Frequent publication venues for Benoist Schaal include Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Developmental Science, Animal Cognition, and Developmental Psychobiology.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist include:

  • Olfaction scaffolds the developing human from neonate to adolescent and beyond (2020), published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Human olfactory communication: current challenges and future prospects (2020), published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Odor-driven face-like categorization in the human infant brain (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Flavor Sensing in Utero and Emerging Discriminative Behaviors in the Human Fetus (2022), published in Psychological Science
  • Newborn crawling and rooting in response to maternal breast odor (2020), published in Developmental Science

Benoist Schaal regularly collaborates with several researchers, including Karine Durand, Bruno Patris, Fabrice Damon, Arnaud Leleu, and Diane Rekow.

Best Publications

  • Human foetuses learn odours from their pregnant mother's diet

    Benoist Schaal;Luc Marlier;Robert Soussignan

  • Chemical and behavioural characterization of the rabbit mammary pheromone

    Benoist Schaal;Gérard Coureaud;Dominique Langlois;Christian Giniès

  • Olfactory function in the human fetus: Evidence from selective neonatal responsiveness to the odor of amniotic fluid.

    Benoist Schaal;Luc Marlier;Robert Soussignan

  • Facial and Autonomic Responses to Biological and Artificial Olfactory Stimuli in Human Neonates: Re-Examining Early Hedonic Discrimination of Odors

    Robert Soussignan;Benoist Schaal;Luc Marlier;Tao Jiang

  • Neonatal Responsiveness to the Odor of Amniotic and Lacteal Fluids: A Test of Perinatal Chemosensory Continuity

    Luc Marlier;Benoist Schaal;Robert Soussignan

  • Olfaction in infants and children: developmental and functional perspectives

    Benoist Schaal

  • Male Testosterone Linked to High Social Dominance but Low Physical Aggression in Early Adolescence

    Benoist Schaal;Richard E. Tremblay;Robert Soussignan;Elizabeth J. Susman

  • Effects of repeated exposure on acceptance of initially disliked vegetables in 7-month old infants

    Andrea Maier;Andrea Maier;Claire Chabanet;Benoist Schaal;Sylvie Issanchou

  • Salivary cortisol and aggression in a population-based longitudinal study of adolescent males

    I van Bokhoven;S H M Van Goozen;S H M Van Goozen;H van Engeland;B Schaal

  • Olfaction in the fetal and premature infant: functional status and clinical implications.

    Benoist Schaal;Thomas Hummel;Robert Soussignan

  • The secretion of areolar (Montgomery's) glands from lactating women elicits selective, unconditional responses in neonates.

    Sébastien Doucet;Robert Soussignan;Paul Sagot;Benoist Schaal

  • Testosterone, Physical Aggression, Dominance, and Physical Development in Early Adolescence

    Richard E. Tremblay;Benoist Schaal;Bernard Boulerice;Louise Arseneault

  • “Microsmatic Humans” Revisited: The Generation and Perception of Chemical Signals

    Benoist Schaal;Richard H. Porter

  • Salivary testosterone and aggression, delinquency, and social dominance in a population-based longitudinal study of adolescent males

    Irene van Bokhoven;Stephanie Helena Maria Van Goozen;Herman van Engeland;Benoist Schaal

  • Human newborns prefer human milk: conspecific milk odor is attractive without postnatal exposure.

    Luc Marlier;Benoist Schaal

  • Olfaction in utero: can the rodent model be generalized?

    B. Schaal;P. Orgeur

  • Responsiveness to the Odour of Amniotic Fluid in the Human Neonate

    Benoist Schaal;Luc Marlier;Robert Soussignan

  • Artificial weaning in sheep: consequences on behavioural, hormonal and immuno-pathological indicators of welfare

    P Orgeur;N Mavric;P Yvore;S Bernard

  • The "smellscape" of mother's breast: effects of odor masking and selective unmasking on neonatal arousal, oral, and visual responses.

    Sébastien Doucet;Robert Soussignan;Paul Sagot;Benoist Schaal

  • Transnatal olfactory continuity in the rabbit: Behavioral evidence and short-term consequence of its disruption

    Gérard Coureaud;Benoist Schaal;Robyn Hudson;Pierre Orgeur

  • The development of anticipation in the fetus: A longitudinal account of human fetal mouth movements in reaction to and anticipation of touch

    Nadja Reissland;Brian Francis;Ezra Aydin;James Mason

  • Olfaction, Taste, and Cognition: Acknowledgments

    Catherine Rouby;Benoist Schaal;Danièle Dubois;Rémi Gervais

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Soussignan
Robert Soussignan University of Burgundy
Bruno Rossion
Bruno Rossion University of Lorraine
Richard E. Tremblay
Richard E. Tremblay University of Montreal
Raymond Nowak
Raymond Nowak François Rabelais University
Isabelle Charrier
Isabelle Charrier University of Paris-Saclay
Valérie Camos
Valérie Camos University of Fribourg
Martine Hausberger
Martine Hausberger University of Rennes
S. Craig Roberts
S. Craig Roberts University of Stirling
Laurence Fortun-Lamothe
Laurence Fortun-Lamothe INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Bettina M. Pause
Bettina M. Pause Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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