Women 'can sense attraction in men's sweat'

The Telegraph ^ | 27 Dec 2009 | staff reporter

[Daffynition]

The smell of a man's sweat differs according to what mood he is in and women can pick up on changes that indicate attraction, according to new research.

The study, led by Dr Denise Chen, assistant professor of psychology at Rice University, in Texas, America, involved introducing two types of male sweat to 19 women in their 20s - one type was labelled 'normal', the other 'sexual'.

The sweat was gathered from a selection of men who had polyester pads attached to their armpits.

The 'normal' sweat was gathered during a 20-minute session in which the men were asked to watch educational videos.

They were then asked to watch 20 minutes of an erotic video, during which the 'sexual' sweat was gathered.

The female participants were exposed to these different scents while researchers monitored their brain activity.

The women did not realise it but their brains not only recognised the scents but responded to them.

Dr Chen said the 'sexual' sweat lit up different regions of the participants' brains.

She added her results suggested the female brain is capable of recognising the smell of a man who is attracted to her.

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[Victoria Delsoul]

And what does it do for you? Just curious.

[elcid1970]

Do high school dances still result in an outbreak of “sweaty palms” like they used to?

;^)

[Drea]

Women have always liked a little sweat on a man... it’s sexy as hell.

Why else do you think Hollywood photographers always spray down their male subjects with water bottles?

[Victoria Delsoul]

I don't know.

But to tell you the truth I get nervous when I meet someone I don't know.

I don't know if my hands sweat, but I do get nervous, and I can't think well.

But I can dance well, so that makes for my deficiencies, lol.

[Little Bill]

I am beyond old, it was just an observation a shard of memory, and maybe a comment on the stupidy of people.

When you were young or I, for that matter, there were many hints of lust and smell was one of them.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hey Bill, I love older people, because of their experience and wisdom. I was just being funny.

I haven't had any feelings of lust from smelling a sweaty guy, but heck, maybe in a few years I will. Who knows?

[SunkenCiv]

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[Does so]

This particular photo is from a Swiss study from at least six years ago—perhaps longer. The finding was that women preferred certain "indicator scents" that their mates "DNA'd" to their offspring for optimal survival against disease.

An assortment of studies cover this phenomenon:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22swiss-study%22%2C+sweaty%2C+smelled%2C+armpits%2C+%22science-news%22&aq=o&oq=&aqi=

[Little Bill]

Stay out of Bar rooms on warm nights alcohol and pheromone's, I hope I spelled it right, don't mix.

[Chunga]

But to tell you the truth I get nervous when I meet someone I don't know.

Nice to see you Victoria...call me Chunga. How are ya?

[Daffynition]

I never heard of that artist before ...but that’s still a very cool reference. Thanks.

[Victoria Delsoul]

I have already taken your advice to heart, Bill.

I don't go to bars and I don't mix.

Well, I've been to bars a few times but I didn't accept anyone's invitation. I did have a good time, lol.

But no, I don't go usually go to bars by myself.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Nice to see ya, Chunga, and Happy New Year as well.

[Daffynition]

[madison10]

Which would explain why we have no children. My husband never sweats, not that he hasn’t done work to get sweaty, it’s just that there isn’t much. He’s TOO clean, I guess.

[Daffynition]

I would keep her in a nunnery until she was 30 y/o if she were my daughter. ;-P

[Daffynition]

And he thinks I nag him too much about that.

[Daffynition]

That’s not sweat. Looks like his wig has a bad cold..

[NonValueAdded]

Where it began, I can't begin to know when
But then I know it's growing strong
Oh, wasn't the spring, whooo
And spring became the summer
Who'd believe you'd come along

Hands, touching hands, reaching out

Touching me, touching you

Oh, sweet pheromones

Good times never seem so good...

[Little Bill]

I have noticed over the years that women travel in gaggles, as in a gaggle of girls. This was first, to my knowledge , pointed out in Hand Books of Deportment in the Middle ages, it was not flattering but standards were high in those days.

I first noticed this, as a young man, when I observed the sudden restroom syndrome. This was when our heart throbs all retired to the ladies room to discuss the how the date was progressing and to share other womanly observations, on the excuse that one of their gaggle had to relieve their bladder.