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[Dave]

from article:
A new Rice University study published in the Journal of Neuroscience found that socioemotional meanings, including sexual ones, are conveyed in human sweat. The research showed that several parts of the brain are involved in processing the emotional value of the olfactory information. These include the right fusiform region, the right orbitofrontal cortex and the right hypothalamus. "With the exception of the hypothalamus, neither the orbitofrontal cortex nor the fusiform region is considered to be associated with sexual motivation and behavior," Chen said. "Our results imply that the chemosensory information from natural human sexual sweat is encoded more holistically in the brain rather than specifically for its sexual quality."

[malfouka]

Of course. Isn't this already widely recognized?

I haven't read the article but it is theorized that male sweat (or rather the pheromones contained therein) can inform potential mates of sexual suitability. In other words, some men just "smell good" (irrespective of grooming and hygiene habits) while others do not (again, irrespective of hygiene and grooming).

[Deb]

I so agree with this.

I'm going to go hand Geof a shovel and see what happens.

[Drax]

i heard that someone has produced perfumes and colognes with pheromones in them to make you more attractive to the opposite sex, just like the tagged commercials lol

[malfouka]

i heard that someone has produced perfumes and colognes with pheromones in them to make you more attractive to the opposite sex, just like the tagged commercials lol

So-called pheromone perfumes/colognes have been around awhile. Do they actually work? The evidence (much like the Magic 8-Ball) points to "no." At this time there are too many variables involved to be able to create a simple synthetic replication of any and all sexually significant pheromones.

Edited by malfouka, 16 August 2009 - 10:23 AM.

[Chad]

Ruffie Coladas work well.