Is it possible to smell arousal

Men evaluated the scent of sexually aroused women as relatively more attractive and this increased their sexual motivation.

This suggests that the chemical signals of scent alone can elicit a sexual response in recipients. Dr Arnaud Wisman said: 'The present studies suggest that men are sensitive to the olfactory signals of sexual arousal released by women. The researchers studied 42 women and 28 men aged between 18 and There are some limitations to the study, including the correlational design which means other unknown factors might be playing a causal role.

Future research in this area should take this into account, and could further explore the influence of specific odours. This article has been republished from materials provided by British Psychological Society Research Digest. This suggests that the chemical signals of scent alone can elicit a sexual response in recipients. This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.

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