Smell

Does the smell attract you?

Smell has a central role when it comes to sexuality and its manifestation. The body of women and men exhales types of pheromones and the chemical message transmitted by them aims to stimulate some behaviors.

Odors are memorized from the learning process itself, being important factors in food selection and in emotional processes and experiences. Thus, we can say that there is a learning of odors, directly related to individual experiences and they can even change affective states, being related to social and sexual behaviors.

We usually associate the scent with the person's perfume, but in reality what attracts you to another person is not simply the perfume, but the pheromone that that person exhales. We are used to thinking and associating that sexual desire is influenced only by what we see, especially men, who are more visual. We forget that our body works in a subjective and instinctual way in sexual intercourse.

Pheromones are substances associated with sexuality. Animals (humans, mammals and insects) secrete these hormones in order to boost sexual attraction. Some neuroscientists argue that human beings also have their behavior influenced by the presence of pheromones, a woman's interest in a particular man among others. Certain odor components can be found in secretions such as sweat and saliva.

Olfactory Memory

A smell of freshly made coffee, wet soil, cake made at grandma's or mother's house. Who can resist?

What is behind so many stimuli are the countless olfactory receptors that, in addition to connecting us and bringing to mind moments experienced throughout life (regardless of whether they were good or bad). This memory is able to alert us to possible threats or to protect us.

Within my clinical care, I attended a person who did not like the smell of when the day was cloudy and raining, that event referred to the feelings of melancholy and sadness. The smell of emotion is linked to the limbic system, smell is the only sense that has a direct connection responsible for managing our emotions.

Our memories depend on our emotions and that relationship is inevitable. This explains why, many times, we remember situations or people after smelling or there is a certain odor that refers to a traumatic event.

After reading this article. How about reflecting on the smells you don't like and even feel aversion to? Also reflect on the smells that you like and what are the memories they give you? Know that you can count on me in this olfactory search!