Psych Basics

Scent
Pheromone

A favorable scent goes a long way. Want to boost mood or stir up old memories? Just use your nose. And, most important, scent can even drive one to romantic distraction. Think of your partner's pajamas. Indeed, the nose can suss out something as complex as sexual compatibility.

Pheromones

The Truth About Pheromones: Part 1

How we communicate chemically.

by Rachel Herz, Ph.D. in Smell Life

The Truth About Pheromones: Part 2

Will a real human sex pheromone be found and bottled?

by Rachel Herz, Ph.D. in Smell Life

The Scent of Sex

Her nose decides whether he's gonna score!

by Rachel Herz, Ph.D. in Smell Life

A Sniff of Your Sweetie

Do you sleep in your boyfriend's pajamas?

by Debbi Gardiner

Ladies in Heat?

Scholars argue that women have estrus or sexual heat.

by Nigel Barber, Ph.D. in The Human Beast

The Smell of Love

The scent of attraction.

by F. Bryant Furlow

When Your Daughter Does the Hair-Flip

I remember Hair Flips as seminal events

by Steven Schlozman, MD in Grand Rounds

Smell Sense

Illegal Odors

Convicted of being too smelly...

by Rachel Herz, Ph.D. in Smell Life

Chemistry with Conan

Christina Ricci plugs PT and explains chemistry to Conan O'

by Matthew Hutson in Brainstorm

Scents and Sensibility

The secret ingredient of sexual chemistry may be scent—but are we unwittingly subverting our signals?

by Elizabeth Svoboda

Dollars and Scents

Scents that make you reach for your wallet.

by Layla Merritt

On The Job: Flavor Maker

How do you get perfume to smell like a virgin?

by Tara Bruno

Perceptions: Another Name Smells Sweeter

Even your nose is a sucker for packaging.

by Carlin Flora

Soothe Your Senses with Lavender

It's calming effects are more than folklore.

by Katie Gilbert

Fragrant Attraction

The power of fragrance in sexaul attraction

by Rachel Herz, Ph.D. in Smell Life

Scent Tests

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The Latest on Scent

How we communicate chemically. by Rachel Herz, Ph.D.
The power of fragrance in sexaul attraction by Rachel Herz, Ph.D.
Her nose decides whether he's gonna score! by Rachel Herz, Ph.D.
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I remember Hair Flips as seminal events by Steven Schlozman, MD
Christina Ricci plugs PT and explains chemistry to Conan O' by Matthew Hutson

Scent Blogs

  • Rachel Herz

    Smell Life

    Discovering our enigmatic sense of smell.
    By Rachel Herz, Ph.D.

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