Do You Even Smell?
Do you have a nose? How effective do you think your nose is at smelling things? You can smell garbage right, maybe some bad B-O from a distance, and a skunk for sure. However, according to research, you can also smell emotions but may not know how.
Naturally, researchers conducted experiments on sweat. These experiments may not be for the weak of stomach either. Researchers, had volunteers watch cheerful videos with absorbent pads in their armpits. Later they had another group sniff the pads, gross right? Regardless, the sniffers had noticeable reactions in their facial muscles that relate to mood improvement, their smile muscles were more active. Happy feelings weren't the only thing that could be communicated by body odor either. Women were particularly sensitive to the body odor of anxious men, and reacted differently to the odor of men who played an aggressive sport as opposed to a calm construction game. Other research indicates that those with sensitive noses generally have larger social circles and more friends indicating our sense of smell might help us smell out potential friends. So Next time try putting a little more time into “Stopping And Smelling the Roses” because your nose might be trying to tell you something. Or maybe we all should be a little more like Toucan Sam and Follow Your Nose.