The science of attraction
How our senses play a vital role when we feel attracted to someone
We like to think of romantic feelings as spontaneous and indescribable feeling that comes from the heart. But it is your brain, running a complex series of calculations within a matter of second, responsible for determining attraction. This is because the calculation is happening in your brain doesn’t mean that those warm fuzzy feelings are all in your head, five of your senses play a role each able to vote for or Veto for budding attraction. The eye is this first component of attraction. Many beauty standards vary between cultures and eras. And the science of youth fertility and good health such as long lustrous hair, scar-free skin is almost all in-demand because there all associated with reproductive fitness. When the eyespot something they like our instinct is to move closer so that other sensors can investigate. Noses’ contribution to Romance is more than noticing perfume, it’s able to pick up on natural chemical signals known as pheromones. This not only conveys important physical or genetic information about their source but able to activate the physiological or behavioral response in the recipient.
In one study, a group of women in a different point of ovulation cycles wore the same T-shirts for three nights. After male volunteers were randomly assigned to smell either one of the worn shirts or a new unworn one. Saliva samples show that increasing testosterone levels in those who smell the shirt worn by ovulating women. Such a testosterone boost may give a man nag for to shoe women he might not otherwise notice. Women’s nose particularly attunes to MHC molecule which is used to fight disease. A study asked a woman to smell a T-shirt that was worn by a different man. They preferred the orders in which MHC molecule different from there. This makes sense, a gene that results in an immigrant variety of immunities may give offsprings having a major survival advantage.
The idea of our attraction is influenced by Chemicals and evolutionary biology may seem scientific rather than romantic. But next time when you see someone you like try to appreciate how your entire body is playing matchmaker to decide that beautiful stranger is right for you.
