Pheromones
Hi all!
Below is an article that amuses me. See if it could do the same for you.
Especially for those who are in a relationship. It’s a believe it or not theory I say…
Many thanks to Mbak Nobi for the article…! ^-^;
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So what exactly are pheromones?
Pheromones are airborne chemicals which are emitted to
attract the opposite sex.
Researchers at the
University
of
Colorado
have found
that pheromones are detected through the Vemeronasal Organ (VNO) in the nose.
The VNO functions as the distinct sensory apparatus that detects pheromones.
All people they examined had two small holes on both sides of the hard divider
in the nose. The holes are found just inside the opening of the nose. A group
of clear cells lies just behind these holes. These cells are similar in
appearance to nerve cells . These scientists have concluded these cells are
responsible for detecting human sex pheromones. The pheromones then transmit a
signal to the hypothalamus in the brain (the brain’s center of emotions),
sending a chemical message of sexual attraction.
Pheromones are believed to be detected on an instinctual, subconscious level.
In other words, you don’t know that you’re receiving them, but you are.
There are many different species of animals (including humans) which emit
pheromones. In the animal kingdom, it is very easy to see the awesome power
that pheromones have over sexual instincts. For example, a dog "in
heat" drives other dogs crazy with sexual desire from miles away - using
only their natural pheromones.
Basically, the drive to mate is a strong natural instinct in all animals
(including humans) and sexual chemicals are what drives those sexual instincts.
But pheromones may be much more important than we realize…
Some experts believe that pheromones drive our social interaction as well.
There are many who believe that pheromones also help
to make people feel comfortable around you, and want to be in your
presence. In other words, pheromones may not just be purely a sexual attractant.
Instead, pheromones may also help trigger non-sexual desires to be near a
particular person.
If this is true, then pheromones are even more important to us than we
ever thought possible.
At the present, this appears to be just a theory. But it makes sense. If
pheromones are truly capable of arousing sexual desire in the opposite sex,
then it’s not a stretch to believe that pheromones are equally capable of
arousing social desires in the same manner.
Either way, it is clear that pheromones are extremely powerful and can
definitely influence the sexual desires in others (whether it be with humans or
other species).
