Friday, January 07, 2011

The scientific method in action


When we cry, we may be doing more than expressing emotion. Our tears, according to striking new research, may be sending chemical signals that influence the behavior of other people. ...

In several experiments, researchers found that men who sniffed drops of women’s emotional tears became less sexually aroused than when they sniffed a neutral saline solution that had been dribbled down women’s cheeks.
--The New York Times


OK, let's test this:

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Yup, I'm definitely less turned on.


4 comments:

Mark said...

Like a burnt sienna Ed Muskie, this guy.

Jim Donahue said...

I must admit, I had to look up that one.

punkinsmom said...

This made me LOL. Thanks.

bonez001 said...

I am interested with the research.