An interesting article since it addresses some of the cognitive effects of molecules used as pheromones as they act hormonally inside the bodies of rats. (There seems to be an imperfect link between pheromonal and endogenous effects of pheromones.
Basically Estrogen Receptor Beta (ER beta) seems critical for some of the cognitive enhancement and anxiolytic effects of androgens in mice. This article also puts forward some interesting ideas for putatives.