A pheromone is a secreted substance that triggers a response, specifically a social response. In Greek the word is translated into 'transfer' and 'excite'.. transferring excitement? The word sounds an awful lot like the word hormone because hormones do the same thing but on a cellular level. A hormone is released into the blood stream or cytosol (goo outside the cell) so the other neighboring cells are aware of the environmental presence/threat. So basically one cell is like.. 'Yo, other cell.. shit is going downnnnn!' Then cells 2 passes it along like a game of telephone and the organism is then more able to cope with what is coming. So, a pheromone is an kind of like hormone but it is between two different organisms, like say two people.
So there are many kinds of pheromones, but let's talk about sex (baby.. let's talk about you and me). Humans secret an airborne chemical (found in all humans, insects and animals) and a signal is sent from one person to another of the opposite sex. If two members of the opposite sex are secreting pheromones at the same time.. oh, it's on. Many perfumes and colognes are designed to enhance this affect, but interestingly most pheromones are secreted through the skin as sweat and other bodily fluids (ew). These chemicals come into our nose and signals of sexual desire, attraction and control of impulse are sent to the brain. These are the basic instincts of sexual attraction. Of course, as humans, we have other things like body language and verbal cues, but this is the bare bones of what makes us want to get busy.
Sexual pheromones not only affect sexual desire, but people with higher secretions of pheromones seem to get more attention in general and give off better impressions. Research is ongoing, but here is some food for thought: As we get older, our sense of smell decreases.. could this cause the decrease in sex drive people talk about as we get into our old age?
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So what you're saying is that it wasn't the blonde's low cut blouse, or tight short skirt, or perfect body that makes me want to do things to her, but rather how sweaty she gets? gross....I'm going with my theory of, "The boobies made me do it."
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