What you are talking about is pheromones. Pheromones are widespread amongst animals, and can be used to signal a lot of different things. For example, the control exerted by a queen ant over the rest of the colony is pheromonal; female moths attract males from miles away by releasing pheromones. In humans, their significance is less well […]
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What you are talking about is pheromones.
Pheromones are widespread amongst animals, and can be used to signal a lot of different things. For example, the control exerted by a queen ant over the rest of the colony is pheromonal; female moths attract males from miles away by releasing pheromones.
In humans, their significance is less well understood. The best example of pheromonal control in humans is the eventual synchronisation of the menstrual cycles of women living in close proximity to each other (the “McClintock effect”).
Human males release a hormone called Androstadienone, which is the usual marketed “male pheromone” used to enhance attractiveness to women. It spells strongly of sweat, and its efficacy is highly-contested; no peer-reviewed publication has demonstrated any significant effect. However, it is suggested that it might alter the mood of women: women in the most fertile portion of their menstrual cycles purportedly find it attractive, while those not in that phase find it repellant.
In all liklihood, the circumstances surrounding whether two people find each other attractive are far too complicated for pheromones to have any significant effect.
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